Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 202 works by Caspar Netscher in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Caspar Netscher's most famous painting is Portrait of Suzanna Huygens (1667). Portrait of a Man. (1678) and Portrait of a Lady (1683) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 202 works by Caspar Netscher in our catalog, the gallery presents the 100 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
The Portrait of Suzanna Huygens by Caspar Netscher captures a moment of quiet dignity from 1667. The sitter is Suzanna Doublet-Huygens, known as Vrouwe van St. Annaland, who lived from 1637 to 1725. She was the fifth and final child of Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle, the only daughter born to the pair. Her presence in this oil painting reflects the social standing of a woman deeply embedded in…
A three-quarter length portrait presents a man positioned slightly off-center, clad in polished steel plate armor. The subject's gaze is directed forward with a calm and composed expression. Light enters from the upper left, casting bright specular highlights across the reflective surfaces of the metal and illuminating one side of the face. This directional light creates deep shadows within the folds of the subject's long, wavy hair and the crevices…
The lady sits in a quiet, dignified pose, her presence filling the space with a sense of aristocratic calm. She is draped in a gown of golden ochre and amber, the fabric catching the light in a way that suggests the heavy, lustrous weight of satin. This warmth is sharply interrupted by a deep, luminous cobalt blue fabric that cascades around her, creating a dramatic contrast that pulls the eye…
The room is heavy with the scent of cooling fruit and the weight of silence. Cleopatra reclines upon a dark chaise longue, her body a pale arc against the deep shadows of the interior. She is draped in white satin that catches the light like moonlight on water, the fabric spilling in luminous, fluid folds around her. Her gaze is turned upward, fixed on a point beyond the ceiling, her…
A young boy stands poised in the dim light of a seventeenth-century interior, his presence commanding the space despite the small scale of the canvas. He is draped in the opulent attire of Polish nobility, a costume that speaks of distant lands and high social standing. A long, wide tunic of gold-yellow fabric catches the light, its surface shimmering with a metallic sheen that suggests heavy silk or fine brocade.…
A middle-aged man gazes directly at the observer, his posture poised with an air of nobility and quiet dignity. He is positioned in a three-quarter length view, slightly off-center, creating a sense of immediate, personal encounter. The lighting is dramatic, employing a chiaroscuro technique that pulls the subject from a dark, atmospheric background into sharp relief. This intense light catches the voluminous, curly texture of his large wig and the…
The air feels heavy with the cooling breath of dusk as a noblewoman sits poised in the fading light. She is a vision of aristocratic calm, her presence emerging from a deep, atmospheric gloom that threatens to swallow the edges of the scene. A soft, directional light brushes against her skin, illuminating a long, slender nose and lips that carry a faint, pink flush. Her expression remains serious and refined,…
A single light source carves the lady from the darkness. It catches the silvery-white sheen of her satin gown, turning the fabric into a landscape of liquid light. She stands in a three-quarter pose, her presence steady and poised. To her right, a small dog rests upon a table, its fur rendered with a soft, tactile precision. The background is split between a dark, textured interior and a moody twilight…
A man sits in a three-quarter view, his presence defined by the sharp contrast of 17th-century chiaroscuro. Light spills from the upper left, catching the pale skin of his neck and the crisp, white ruffles of a linen cravat. He holds the tools of his craft: a wooden palette and brushes, his hands positioned with a quiet, professional dignity. The heavy folds of a satin-like cloak drape around him, their…
Caspar Netscher’s “The Card Party,” painted in 1665, isn't merely a depiction of a game; it’s a meticulously crafted window into the vibrant social life of the Dutch Golden Age. This oil on canvas work, measuring a modest 50 x 45 cm, transports us to a richly furnished room, brimming with the subtle pleasures and carefully constructed appearances of a prosperous household. Netscher, a master of capturing both the outward…
Portrait of Maurits Le Leu de Wilhem (1643- 1724)1677 · Mauritshuis
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A Young Lady Playing the Guitar1669 · Wallace Collection
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Coenraad van Beuningen (1622-1693)?, Burgomaster of Amsterdam1675 · Statens Museum For Kunst
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Courtship1665 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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Chaffcutter with His Wife and Child1659 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Portrait of Elisabeth van Bebber (1643-1704)1677 · Mauritshuis
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Young Cavalier1680 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Portrait of an unknown lady, with a Black page1675 · Museum der bildenden Künste
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A Child Plucking a Rose1669 · Wallace Collection
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Portrait of a Woman1683 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Madame de Montespan Playing the Harp1900 · Slovak National Gallery
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Dorothy, Lady Temple1671 · National Portrait Gallery
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Portrait of a Woman1671 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Nursing mother with three girls1675 · Hermitage Museum
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Portrait of Pieter Six1677 · Städel Museum
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Girl Standing before a Mirror1668 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Portrait of Jacoba Bicker (1640-95), wife of Pieter de Graeff1663 · Rijksmuseum
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Young Lady in Interior1680 · Carnegie Museum of Art
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Portrait of Maria Timmers (1658-1753)1683 · Mauritshuis
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Portrait of a 56 Year Old Protestant Minister1662 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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A Boy Blowing Bubbles1670 · Mauritshuis
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Family portrait1667 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Portrait of mogelijk Josina Parduyn (1642-1718)1674 · Amsterdam Museum
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Lady with a Watch1665 · Wallace Collection
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Portrait of Margaretha Godin (d. 1694), wife of the artist1680 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of a Lady with an Orange1681 · Wallace Collection
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Alida de Lange, Wife of Johan Rammelman1679 · Museo del Prado
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Portrait of a Gentleman1680 · Art Institute of Chicago
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The Knife Grinder1662 · Galleria Sabauda
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Portrait of three children, possibly the children of Gerrit Bicker van Swieten and Cornelia Bicker1676 · Museum der bildenden Künste
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Nymphs Laying Offerings before a Statue of Venus and Cupid1679 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Sir William Temple, Bt1675 · National Portrait Gallery
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Lady at her Toilet1660 · Kunstmuseum Basel
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Portrait of a lady1629
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Portrait of Johan de Witt (1625-72), Grand pensionary of Holland, Caspar Netscher (copy after), 1660 - 17001700 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of a Young Man1659 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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A family group near a château1660
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A Lady playing a Viola da Gamba1661 · Hatchlands Park
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Portrait of Gerrit Craeyvanger (1651–1674)1658
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Portrait of Peter de Craeyvanger (1650–after 1670)1658
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Portrait of Lijsbeth Craeyvanger (1653–?)1658
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Portrait of Christine van der Wart (1620–1666)1655 · Museum de Fundatie
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Portrait of Naleke Craeyvanger (1655-1676)1658
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Portrait of a Young Girl1660
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Portrait of a Man, at full length1659 · Worcester Art Museum
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Portrait of a young woman1659 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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A Lady Washing her Hands1657
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Portrait of a woman1650 · National Gallery of Armenia
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Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in black, holding a fan1656 · Centraal Museum
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Interior with a Sleeping Soldier1660
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Bathsheba Receives the Letter of King David1667 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Portrait of a Young Man with Allonge Wig (with Book) (Seigneur de Bezons)1664
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Portrait of a Lady in a Lace Dress and Blue Cloak1664
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Portrait of a Lady with a Dog1669
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Portrait of a lady, said to be Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland1669
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The Fortune-Teller1670
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Portrait of Walraad van Nassau-Usingen1672
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Portrait of a Lady with a Lamb1674 · Zuylen Castle
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Portrait of Cornelia Bicker1673 · Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
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Portrait of Gerrit Bicker van Swieten (1632-1716)1673 · Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum
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Portrait of a Lady1665 · Cannon Hall Museum
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Vertumnus and Pomona1665
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A Lady at Her Toilet1665 · Apsley House
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Portrait of a Family in an Interior1663
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Portrait of Steven Wolters (1651-?)1663 · Amsterdam Museum
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The Lady at her Toilet1665
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Slaughtered Pig1662
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The Artist's Family Portrait1664
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A Young Woman scouring a Copper Pot1664
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The Letter with the Black Seal1665 · Staatliches Museum Schwerin
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Two Ladies and a Gentleman discussing a Letter1664 · Staatliches Museum Schwerin
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The Cello Player1670 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Lady with a Parakeet1673 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Young Lady with a Letter and a Medaillon1667 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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Young woman winding up a watch by candlelight1665
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Cherrywoman with a Child1664 · Tyntesfield
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Boy leaning on a Windowsill, holding a Birdcage1665 · Knightshayes Court
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A Young Turk1665 · Knightshayes Court
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In Thought1670 · Slovak National Gallery
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Two Women in an Interior with a Basket of Lemons1665
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Lucretia1666
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Sarah Leading Hagar to Abraham1673
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Portrait of Philips Doublet (1633-1707)1667 · Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
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Portrait of Christiaan Huygens1671 · Haags Historisch Museum/Rijksmuseum De Gevangenpoort
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A Lady at her Toilet1665 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Old Woman Spinning1662 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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The Sick Lady1664 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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A Lady with a Parrot and a Gentleman with a Monkey1664 · Columbus Museum of Art
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Woman singing and man playing a lute in a window1665 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Masked Joker1668 · Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Caspar Netscher | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 23 | Self portrait, Portrait of Jacoba Bicker (1640-95), wife of Pieter de Graeff, Portrait of Margaretha Godin (d. 1694), wife of the artist |
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
Munich | 7 | Young Cavalier, Portrait of a Young Man, Portrait of a young woman |
 Mauritshuis |
The Hague | 6 | Portrait of Maurits Le Leu de Wilhem (1643- 1724), Portrait of Elisabeth van Bebber (1643-1704), Portrait of Maria Timmers (1658-1753) |
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden |
Dresden | 6 | A Lady at her Toilet, Old Woman Spinning, The Sick Lady |
 Wallace Collection |
London | 5 | A Young Lady Playing the Guitar, A Child Plucking a Rose, Lady with a Watch |
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe |
Kassel | 4 | The Cello Player, Lady with a Parakeet, Young Lady with a Letter and a Medaillon |
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
Rotterdam | 3 | Portrait of a Woman, Portrait of a 56 Year Old Protestant Minister, Family portrait |
 Amsterdam Museum |
Amsterdam | 5 | Portrait of mogelijk Josina Parduyn (1642-1718), Portrait of Steven Wolters (1651-?) |
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Dust motes dance in a single beam of light that pierces the dimness of a rustic interior. Inside this humble space, the air feels heavy with the scent of dry straw and the rhythmic, steady motion of labor. A man leans into his task, operating a chaffcutter with a focused, quiet intensity. To his side, a woman sits in the center of the scene, her presence a calm anchor amidst…
The Portrait of Suzanna Huygens by Caspar Netscher captures a moment of quiet dignity from 1667. The sitter is Suzanna Doublet-Huygens, known as Vrouwe van St. Annaland, who lived from 1637 to 1725. She was the fifth and final child of Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle, the only daughter born to the pair. Her presence in this oil painting reflects the social standing of a woman deeply embedded in…
A three-quarter length portrait presents a man positioned slightly off-center, clad in polished steel plate armor. The subject's gaze is directed forward with a calm and composed expression. Light enters from the upper left, casting bright specular highlights across the reflective surfaces of the metal and illuminating one side of the face. This directional light creates deep shadows within the folds of the subject's long, wavy hair and the crevices…
The lady sits in a quiet, dignified pose, her presence filling the space with a sense of aristocratic calm. She is draped in a gown of golden ochre and amber, the fabric catching the light in a way that suggests the heavy, lustrous weight of satin. This warmth is sharply interrupted by a deep, luminous cobalt blue fabric that cascades around her, creating a dramatic contrast that pulls the eye…
Portrait of Suzanna Huygens (1667). Portrait of a Man. (1678) and Portrait of a Lady (1683) come next.
28 years old: Portrait of Suzanna Huygens dates from 1667, and Caspar Netscher was born in 1639.
Portrait of Suzanna Huygens, Portrait of a Man., Portrait of a Lady, The Death of Cleopatra, Boy in Polish costume, Portrait of a Man in a Gold-embroidered Coat, Portrait of a Lady, Portrait of a Lady with a Dog on a Table, Self portrait and The Card Party. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 202 works by Caspar Netscher, dated from 1650 to 1683.
Mostly in Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), Bavarian State Painting Collections (Munich) and Mauritshuis (The Hague). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1660s: 46 of the 100 works on this page were made then, Portrait of Suzanna Huygens among them.
On this page, the earliest is Portrait of a woman (1650) and the latest Portrait of a Lady (1683).
Woman (63), Man (35) and Lace (19), across the 100 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 71 of the 100 works on this page.
Baroque, judging by the originals on this page.
Self portrait, Portrait of Jacoba Bicker (1640-95), wife of Pieter de Graeff and Portrait of Margaretha Godin (d. 1694), wife of the artist: the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam holds 4 of the works on this page.
