# Portrait of Michiel Comans (1614-1687), calligrapher, etcher, painter and schoolmaster, with his third wife Elisabeth van der Mersche

- By: Michiel van Musscher (Rotterdam, 1645–1705)
- Date: 1669
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 8 cm
- Credit line: Gift of G. Henle, Duisburg
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4135--f418041b90ff602029423d90d231a459)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/BHSTb/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)

Michiel van Musscher (1645 - 1705). Michiel Comans and his third wife Elisabeth van der Mersche, 1669.The identity of the sitters can be read in the glass of the window. The artist has paused for a moment to point out to the audience his motto: 'Know Thyself and beware of Miserliness.' His wife looks on. The studio is rendered in considerable detail: on the easel we see a Holy Family and on a nearby table the artist's painting equipment; there are books and prints lying on the floor. Comans was not only a painter, but also a calligrapher, etcher and schoolmaster. Purchased in 1967, thanks to a gift from G. Henle (Duisburg)