Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black doublet with slashed sleeves and black capotain hat

Born in Haarlem, Verspronck was probably a pupil of his father Cornelis Engelbrechtsz. (c.1574-1650) and possibly Frans Hals. He regularly borrowed Hals’s poses but adapted these to form his own distinct style. His oeuvre consists of approximately one hundred works, most of which are portraits of the citizens of Haarlem or those who were closely connected to the city.