Jan Cossiers (Circle), Portrait Of A Man Holding A Jug

Jan Cossiers (Circle), Portrait Of A Man Holding A JugThis engaging mid 17th century Flemish oil on canvas depicts a cheerful young man who turns toward us with a knowing smile, his hand wrapped confidently around a stoneware beer jug. It was painted by an artist working in the circle of Flemish painter Jan Cossiers (1600 1671). The beauty of this portrayal is its candidness, as it lacks the formality of the mainstay of 17th century portraiture. Here, we see a bright eyed youth, possibly a brewery

Particularly those who were lured by the bright lights of Paris

as these new patrons sought to convey permanence rather than fleeting emotions

Note the interesting waistcoat

Von Ernst lived in Dusseldorf and is known to have exhibited at the Berlin Academy

Two upstanding ladies clutch parasols

from the outset

They appeal to the heart

The chap on the right bears some resemblance to a beardless Struys and perhaps that’s Lambeaux in the middle

his ‘Lacemakers at Asnières-sur-Oise’ was acquired by the French government for the Musée du Luxembourg

John Inigo Richards studied at the St Martin's Lane Academy under George Lambert

The painting is inscribed and housed within a period frame

combined numerous sketches to great effect in his final works