Dutch School 17th Century Portrait of a Jesuit, identified as...

Dutch School, 17th Century
Portrait of a Jesuit, identified as Father Justus de Visscher (1588-1624), half-length in cleric's robes
inscribed 'P: Justus de visscher natus - ** 1588/ eni Soc. Aen Jesu ingressus/ 2: octob. Ao 1612' (upper left) and bears inscriptions 'Obit Leovardice/ 10 Septembus 1624./ Aetatis. 36.' (upper right)
oil on canvas
64.2 x 50.7cm (25 1/4 x 19 15/16in).
Originally from Embden, East Frisia, Justus de Visscher was sent to Denmark as a Jesuit missionary in the early 1620s but was not able to stay long due to a Royal Decree issued in February 1624 making it illegal for Jesuits and monks to appear in the country.