Jan van Bijlert - Portrait of an Elderly Man and Two Women c1660s , a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
The younger woman is presumably the couple's daughter. She grasps the stem of a rose bush in her left hand while the older woman holds a peach. Jan Harmensz. Bijlert was born in Utrecht and he travelled to France and Italy. In Rome he was a founding member of the 'Bent', the society of Netherlandish painters. He returned to Utrecht in 1625 and became a prominent figure in the artists' guild there. He painted history scenes, genre subjects and portraits.
[Oil on canvas, 127 x 101 cm]
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