Michiel de Ruyter and his family, Juriaen Jacobsze, 1662

Group portrait of michiel de ruyter and his family. On the left is michiel adriaensz de ruyter, vice admiral of holland at the time of this portrait, his third wife anna van gelder (1614-87) and her son from a previous marriage jan pauwelsz van gelder (1647-73). The three children from de ruyter's second marriage are depicted standing: on the far right cornelia (1639-1720) with her husband jan de witte (deceased 1683), in the middle alida (1642-79) and on the left engel (1649-83) with a falcon. The couple's two small daughters, margaretha (1652-88) on the left and anna (1655-66) on the right, play with their cousin cornelis de witte (1660-1701). Two dogs on the left. The group is in a kind of garden, on the left a stone wall, on the right a fountain with a putto. Object Type: painting. Genre: family portrait. Date: 1662. Dimensions: height: 269 cm (105.9 in) ; width: 406 cm (13.3 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Michiel de Ruyter. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Juriaen Jacobsz. - Michiel de Ruyter en zijn familie - SK-A-2696 - Rijksmuseum