Portrait of Arnoud van Halen (1673-1732). Painter, engraver, poet and collector in Amsterdam, Arnoud van Halen, between 1725 and 1732

Portrait of arnoud van halen (1673-1732). Painter, engraver, poet and collector in amsterdam. Founder of the panpoeticum batavam. Half-length, in front of the cabinet in which he kept his portrait collection. In the left hand an oval portrait, with the right hand pointing to a drawing or print. Not a self-portrait as previously thought, but a copy of the portrait by lubienitzki from 1725, now in the pushkin museum in moscow. Part of a collection of portraits of dutch poets. Collection: paintings; panpoeticon batavum. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between 1725 and 1732. Dimensions: ovaal Height: 14.5 cm (5.7 in) Width: 12.5 cm (4.9 in). Medium: oil on copper. Depicted People: Arnoud van Halen. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Portret van Arnoud van Halen (1673-1732). Schilder, graveur, dichter en verzamelaar te Amsterdam Rijksmuseum SK-A-1738