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WALLERANT VAILLANT. Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon

Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon. Artist: Wallerant Vaillant (Flemish, Lille 1623-1677 Amsterdam). Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm).
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.

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Author: WALLERANT VAILLANT (1623-1677)

Title: Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon

Caption: Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon. Artist: Wallerant Vaillant (Flemish, Lille 1623-1677 Amsterdam). Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm). 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.

Technique/material: OIL ON CANVAS

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 3433 × 4080 px | 40.1 MB

Print size: 29.1 × 34.5 cm | 1351.6 × 1606.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: CANVAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • FLANDERS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINT • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PROVENANCE RESEARCH PROJECT • WALLERANT VAILLANT