# Bust of a Man Hendrik de Keyser (1565–1621)

- By: Hendrick de Keyser (I) (Utrecht, 1565–1621)
- Date: 1606
- Medium: terracotta (clay material)
- Classification: figure
- Dimensions: height 38.5 cm (socle BK-NM-4192)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-NM-4191--f367d587033c6fa58528d07ed17ac323)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/IjpKZ/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)

Hendrik de Keyser made portrait busts in terracotta (fired clay), which he then painted in natural colours. Such portraits were considerably less expensive than sculptures carved in marble. This one still has its original oak pedestal. The doubly talented De Keyser was both a sculptor and a prominent architect.