# Portrait of Pieter Spiering

- By: François Dieussart (Arquinghem, ca. –1661)
- Date: c. 1641 - c. 1642
- Medium: marble (rock)
- Classification: sculpture
- Dimensions: height 89 cm x width 65 cm x depth 32 cm (incl. socle)
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1971-115-A--ef10d07a6a36a022d15cf9adc2bc6602)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/uSrqM/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The Flemish sculptor Dieussart was a very popular portraitist at princely courts throughout northern Europe. In The Hague, he worked for Stadtholder Frederick Henry, but he also portrayed wealthy citizens, such as the Delft tapestry-weaver Pieter Spiering and his wife, Johanna Doré.