Portrait of a gentleman, in his forties, seated small full length by a table before a draped column, wearing black costume with lace collar and cuffs, holding a hat in his right hand, his left arm leaning on the table with books and documents.

The pendant, also dated 1631, on panel, 50 x 41.5 cm, is in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (J. Adams, op.cit., p.64, cat.no.34, ill.).
The present lot is typical of the portrait style developed by de Keyser from circa 1625, for which he became famous.