How does this artwork elucidate its History?
The portrait was completed by Jan Lievens in 1630, and the subject of the painting is considered to be a tronie. Lievens was said to be adept at portraying old men with emotional eyes. It was painted while Lievens was working with Rembrandt in Leiden.In 1990-1991 the painting was exhibited at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. In 2008 the painting was exhibited at the Milwaukee Art Museum and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In 2008-2009 it was exhibited at the Museum Het Rembrandthuis. In 2010 the painting was given to the National Gallery of Art by Linda Kaufman and George M. Kaufman.
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