The sitter wears a black hat, a grey-brown cloak with a hint of green, lined with dark brown fur, and a gold chain.

The face of the man in picture is distinctive because of specific details such as the wart on the left cheek and the red nose, suggesting a concrete sitter.

[1] King Stanisław August Poniatowski bought it and The Girl in a Picture Frame in 1777 from Elżbieta Henrietta Maria Gołowkin (daughter of Friedrich Paul von Kameke) via the art dealer Jakob Triebel.

The Gestapo seized it during World War II, but in 1947 it was returned to its rightful owners and taken to Hohenems Castle near Vaduz, Vorarlberg and later - in 1950 - placed in a Swiss bank vault.

The portraits of Agatha Bas and her husband Nicolaes van Bambeeck are a good example; they date from 1641 and are in London, Royal Collection and Brussels, Musées Royaux B.-A.