Bartholomeus van der Helst Portrait of a gentleman, possibly Hendrick Zegersz. Van der Kamp Oil on canvas : 111,7 X 96,2 cm Signed and dated lower right “B vander helst 1655” Sold at Christie’s London, 7/12/10 For 481.250 £ = 567.683 € Sold at Sotheby’s New York, 31/01/18 For 555.000 $ = 446.277 €
This unusual, amazingly proud-hearted, somehow disturbing portrait of a very confident man dates from the third quarter of the seventeenth century.
I do not know of any equally intensely painted representation in Flemish, Dutch, French or English Baroque painting.
According to Fred Meijer, the painter could possibly come from Denmark or Germany: a mystery.