Portrait of Johan de Reus, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1657, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722
Pieter van der Werff (1665 – 1722)
Pieter van der Werff (1665-1722): Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for refined portraits & Baroque scenes of Rotterdam's elite. Pioneer in using Prussian blue.
Portrait of Johan Abrahamsz. The Reus (ca. 1598-1685), chosen in 1657. Bust in oval to the right. Copy to the portrait of Nicolaes Maes at the National Gallery in London. Part of a series of portraits of the directors of the Rotterdam Chamber of the United East India Company, made for the New East India House from 1698 on the Boompjes in Rotterdam.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Johan de Reus, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1657, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722
- Artist: Pieter van der Werff
- Year: 1722
- Original dimensions: 82.0 x 68.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Color palette: Earthy
- Keywords: portrait painting , rotterdam portrait , oval portrait”,
- Color intensity: Monochromatic


