Figures in this group portrait include a horseman with helmet, who appears again in the artist's Alexander The Great, and numerous other generic historical figures. Erroneously renamed in the 19th century, its original title can be found in the family chronicle of the central figure: "Sketch of the painting from the Great Hall of Cleveniers Doelen, in which the young Heer van Purmerlandt, as captain, orders, his lieutenant, the Heer van Vlaerderdingen, to march the company out." This describes, FTP, which portrait of a captain dressed in black accompanied by his yellow-clad assistant, one of R
Figures in this group portrait include a horseman with helmet, who appears again in the artist's Alexander The Great, and numerous other generic historical figures. Erroneously renamed in the 19th century, its original title can be found in the family chronicle of the central figure: "Sketch of the painting from the Great Hall of Cleveniers Doelen, in which the young Heer van Purmerlandt, as captain, orders, his lieutenant, the Heer van Vlaerderdingen, to march the company out." This describes, FTP, which portrait of a captain dressed in black accompanied by his yellow-clad assistant, one of Rembrandt's most famous and controversial paintings.
Figures in this group portrait include a horseman with helmet, who appears again in the artist's Alexander The Great, and numerous other generic historical figures.