# Portrait of Dirck, Johannes, or Jacobus Wallis

- By: Johannes Verspronck (Haarlem, 1600–1662)
- Date: 1653
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. SK-L-6065)
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4997--d6af65bed1841a260ff1c38349195e8c)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/TeXWh/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)

Along with Frans Hals, Cornelis Verspronck was the most sought-after portraitist in Haarlem. Burghers who deemed Hals’ brushstrokes to be too loose, turned to him. Verspronck’s realistic portrait style is brilliantly exemplified in this likeness of a member of the Wallis family, which is laid out in detail in a sober and serene manner. Quite exceptionally it is still in its original frame. A rarity!