_Cornelis Janssens_ (Dutch: 1594-1664).
This painter--Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen--is believed to have
been born in London. He was taken into the service of James
I., whose portrait he painted several times. In the National
Portrait Gallery are portraits by him of Sir Edward Coke and
Lord Coventry. His reputation waned somewhat after the arrival
of Van Dyck, whose portrait he painted and whose influence
may be noticed in the pictures now before us. In the Dulwich
Gallery are two pictures formerly ascribed to Van Dyck, but
now to Janssens. In 1648 "Cornelius Johnson, picture-drawer"
was permitted by the Speaker's warrant to pass beyond seas
with such goods and chattels as belonged to himself. On his
return to Holland, he seems to have worked at Middelburg,
at the Hague, and at Amsterdam. Pictures by him may be seen
in all those places. His portraits are sometimes stiff in
conception, but are remarkable for the "lively tranquillity of
the countenances." None of the artists excelled him in painting
the lace collars and cuffs which were the reigning fashion of
the time.
The man is Aglonius Voon; the woman (presumably his wife), Cornelia
Remoens: the names are inscribed above their heads.