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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