Flemish school: A portrait of Hans Behaghel, oil on panel, 16th/17th C.

Work: 22 x 19 cm

Frame: 30,7 x 27 cm

Hans/Joannes Behaghel, son of  Robert Behaghel and Peronne Tomare, was born ca. 1560 in Antwerp. He registered as 'burgher' in Lille on 9 August 1585 (Jehan Behagle). In 1591, he was military governor in Hulst, later captain of the Antwerp civic guard. His motto was 'Bon Guet Chasse Malaventure' (see also the paper on the back of the panel). This painting is more than likely a replication of a larger portrait, painted in 1592, at the age of 32 (for the portrait, see: link). His daughter was most probably Catharina Behaghel. The portraits of Rogier Le Witer, his mother Magdalena de Cuyper and his wife Catharina Behaghel painted by Jacob Jordaens in 1635, are nowadays part of the Rijksmuseum Collection (link).