17C Children in Portraits Almost Outdoors

1609 Circle of Jan Claesz (Enkhuizen painter, b 1570- a 1618) An eight-year-old boy, possibly of the Blauhulck family, with his horse.  In this portrait, the young man is standing in a safe interior, but just on the threshold of more dangerous nature, which is visible in the background.

1625 Unknown Artist of the Dutch school, Girl with cherries & doll.  She is on the verge of nature, but it is nature controlled as a formal garden.

1629 Unknown artist of the Dutch School Two Little Dutch Children in an interior with a view of Nature, Aprons, Holding Apples, Cherries, & a Straw Bag.  Children holding fruit combined with the glimpse out a window suggests that they might be spending some time outdoors gathering fruit.

1664 Cesar Pietersz, or Cesar Boetius van Everdingen (1616-17-1678) Two-year-old Boy with an Apple and a Bird.  This child is actually portrayed in an outdoor setting but with the traditional indoor checkerboard tile floor.