Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon
A native of Lille, Vaillant trained in Antwerp and by the mid-1650s was well established as a portraitist in Amsterdam. The artist is also known as a pioneer of mezzotint engraving. In Dutch and Flemish portraits, falcons usually refer to hunting as an aristocratic sport.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon
- Artist: Wallerant Vaillant (Flemish, Lille 1623–1677 Amsterdam)
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, George T. Delacorte Jr. Gift, 1957
- Object Number: 57.104
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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