Portraits of Rogier Le Witer and his Wife, Catharina Behaghel Portrait of Rogier Le Witer Portrait of Rogier Le Witer, merchant in Antwerp, Portrait of Rogier Le Witer (1591-1678). Merchant in Antwerp. The 44-year-old Rogier Le Witer is pictured frontally to the knees, in a black suit, with a wide lace collar and draped around him with his cloak. He holds a hat in his left hand, while his right hand rests on the edge of a chair. On the table with a floral carpet, to his right, is a collection bowl with a statue of a handcuffed man with the inscription (A) ELEMOS (E) and the date 1623, the date refers to Le Witer's appointment as general chaplain this year. The background is closed by an arch with a red curtain hanging on it, with a view of an open blue sky. To the right the portrait is bordered by a decorative male herm figure, among which the dating of the portrait 1635 and the age of the person portrayed is indicated AETATIS.44. The same ensemble includes the portrait of his wife Catharina Behaghel and the portrait of his mother Magdalena de Cuyper, historical persons, offer-box, offer-bag, head-gear: hat (men's clothes), chair, other hybrid forms in the shape of a pillar, Rogier Le Witer, Jacob Jordaens (I), 1635, canvas, oil paint (paint), painting, h 152 cm × w 118.4 cm

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