Hendrick de Keyser

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a full beard and curly hair. He’s wearing a dark collar and a rounded hat, looking straight ahead. The background is plain, but the edges of the picture are decorated with swirls and text in a fancy, old-fashioned style. The text around him says things like *"Steenhouwer der stad"* (stone carver of the city) and gives his birth and death years. The bottom has a poem in Dutch praising his skill with stone and metal. If you like this style, check out engraving to see how artists carved these detailed images.