# Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman ("Starting for the Hunt")

- By: Aelbert Cuyp
- Date: circa 1652–53
- Classification: Painting
- Credit line: This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equestrian_Portrait_of_Cornelis_(1639%E2%80%931680)_and_Michiel_Pompe_van_Meerdervoort_(1638%E2%80%931653)_with_Their_Tutor_and_Coachman_(%22Starting_for_the_Hunt%22)_MET_DP146442.jpg)
- Rights: [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Equestrian_Portrait_of_Cornelis_%281639%E2%80%931680%29_and_Michiel_Pompe_van_Meerdervoort_%281638%E2%80%931653%29_with_Their_Tutor_and_Coachman_%28%22Starting_for_the_Hunt%22%29_MET_DP146442.jpg/1920px-Equestrian_Portrait_of_Cornelis_%281639%E2%80%931680%29_and_Michiel_Pompe_van_Meerdervoort_%281638%E2%80%931653%29_with_Their_Tutor_and_Coachman_%28%22Starting_for_the_Hunt%22%29_MET_DP146442.jpg
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Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with Their Tutor and Coachman is an equestrian portrait by Aelbert Cuyp, now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This portrait is an early example of an equestrian portrait of someone who was not a member of court.