Ferdinand Bol
Otto van der Waeyen in a Polish costume
1656
old masters
This painting shows a boy in Polish costume holding a war hammer. On the floor are a shield, a drum, a 'cuirass' or armoured breastplate and a bow and quiver of arrows. In the background are two cannons with accompanying ramrods and wiper. The boy is Otto van der Waeyen, the son of an Amsterdam based weapons trader who had contacts with Poland.
