# Portrait of Jaap Jessurun de Mesquita

- By: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (Amsterdam, 1868–1944)
- Date: 1922
- Medium: Japanese paper (handmade paper)
- Classification: print
- Dimensions: height 467 mm x width 390 mm
- Credit line: Gift of S. Jessurun de Mesquita
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-P-1923-1--7da679fd312a7d067b0186fd121129ee)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/CsoHM/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Betsie and Samuel’s son Jaap was born in 1905. His initials and age (17) are recorded at the top of this woodcut. Jaap studied art history and continued to live with his parents throughout his life. The family was separated while being deported, and he died in Theresienstadt on 30 March 1944.