When Rembrandt van Rijn settled in Amsterdam in about 1631, students flocked to him; participation in his workshop seemed to assure success. Following that pattern, Jacob Adriaensz. Backer studied with Rembrandt for a short time after years of training in Leeuwarden, Holland, and in no time, he was successful. By 1633 the Amsterdam Orphan Home had commissioned a group portrait from him, and he pai
