\paperw4695 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The identification of the man in this portrait with Willelm Croes, a burgher of Haarlem, is not certain. The painting is distinguished by
its rapid, blurred brushwork, which looks extremely modern for the period in which it was painted. The summary style takes nothing away from the figureÆs authority, enlivened by strong contrasts between the dark color of the outer garment and the white