Portrait of Don Francisco (Abraham Israel) Lopes Suasso
Bernard de Jongere Lens
1717
Credits
Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, M003858.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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Creator Bio
Bernard de Jongere Lens
1682–1740
Bernard de jongere ("the Younger") Lens, or Bernard Lens III, was the son of Bernard Lens II (1659/60–1725), and the third generation of artists active in England. He mainly worked as a miniature painter and copyist and held an official position as artist at the courts of King George I and King George II.
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