Portrait of Jacob Cats

Portrait of Jacob Cats (1577-1660), seated at a table, pointing at a book lying before him. In the background to the left, on a windowsill, an hourglass. Through the window to the left, the Munnikenhof near Grijpskerke is visible, Cats' country residence in the years 1603-1623. Presumably, this is the earliest known portrait of the poet-statesman. That the drawing was certainly intended to be made into a print can be deduced from the fact that Cats' family coat of arms, at the bottom right, is depicted in mirror image. Design for a print.