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Large oil group portrait of a family with children, two dogs, and dark-clad adults in a stone garden with cypress trees.

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter en zijn familie

A large group portrait shows a family of adults and children in a stone-walled garden with cypress trees behind them. Two greyhound-like dogs stand at the left among men in dark cloaks and white collars, while a woman holds a bouquet and small children gather at the lower right.

Artist
Juriaen Jacobsz.
Date
1662
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2689 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1662.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter y su familia

Un gran retrato de grupo muestra a una familia de adultos y niños en un jardín de muros de piedra, con cipreses detrás. Dos perros de tipo galgo están a la izquierda, junto a hombres con capas oscuras y cuellos blancos, mientras una mujer sostiene un ramo y niños pequeños se agrupan en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter e sua família

Um grande retrato de grupo mostra uma família de adultos e crianças em um jardim com muros de pedra, com ciprestes ao fundo. Dois cães de tipo galgo ficam à esquerda, entre homens com capas escuras e golas brancas, enquanto uma mulher segura um buquê e crianças pequenas se reúnem no canto inferior direito.

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