THOMAS VAN YPEREN, Jan
(b. 1617, Ypres, d. 1673, Wien)

Portrait of Miklós Zrinyi

1662-63
Oil on canvas
Lobkowicz Collections, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague

Besides working on many paintings for the emperor in Vienna, Thomas received commissions from a number of Hungarian aristocrats. One of the most important of these is the half-length portrait of Miklós Zrinyi (1620-1664), the famous military leader, statesman and poet.