Jan de Reus (c.1600-1685) was a Rotterdam silk merchant. He was burgomaster of Rotterdam eight times, and a director of the Dutch East India Company from 1658. The identification of the sitter is made by comparison with a copy of the portrait by Pieter van der Werff (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum). This painting is one of a series of portraits of directors of the Dutch East India Company (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
[Oil on canvas, 79 x 62.5 cm]
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