svell: Bartholomeus van der Helst, Portrait of Gerard Bicker, 1642. Today van der Helst’s most famous portrait is his half-length portrayal of Gerard Andriesz Bicker, the son of Andries Bicker, the mayor of Amsterdam, whom he also painted in 1642.

svell: Bartholomeus van der Helst, Portrait of Gerard Bicker, 1642. Today van der Helst’s most famous portrait is his half-length portrayal of Gerard Andriesz Bicker, the son of Andries Bicker, the mayor of Amsterdam, whom he also painted in 1642.

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