Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)

Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)

Jacob Olycan was a rich Haarlem brewer. When he married Aletta Hanemans, the couple had their portrait painted by the best portrait painter in town: Frans Hals. He made two paintings – the groom on the left and the bride on the right, completely in line with the convention of the day.
Olycan, aged 29, is looking at us, hand on hip, from above and radiating pride and self-confidence. He is wearing a stylish shiny black outfit and a magnificent collar of white lace that are painted with great accuracy.
General information
Artist Frans Hals (1582/1583 - 1666)
Titel Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)
Dating 1625
Object name painting
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material canvas
Dimensions height: 124.8 cm
width: 97.5 cm
Other details
Inscriptions inscription and dated: ÆTAT SVÆ. 29 / Ao 1625
Inventory number 459
Origin Aletta van Loo, Olycan's widow, Haarlem, 1638-1653; by inheritance to the Van Sypesteyn family, Haarlem, 1877; Victor de Stuers, The Hague, 1880; sold by him to the Dutch government, 1881; placed in the Mauritshuis, 1881

location mauritshuis Plein 29
2511 CS Den Haag