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Portrait of Adam Wachendorff, with a Putto Blowing Bubbles by Cornelis Ketel

Portrait of Adam Wachendorff, with a Putto Blowing Bubbles

Cornelis Ketel · 1574

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Artist
Cornelis Ketel
Date
1574
Location
Rijksmuseum
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Cornelis Ketel

Cornelis Ketel, a Dutch Mannerist painter, left his mark on portraiture in Elizabethan London and Amsterdam, pioneering the full-length group portrait.

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