Jooris van der Straeten

Jooris van der Straeten, known as Jorge de la Rúa in Spain and in France as Georges van der Straeten, was a Flemish portrait and history painter. Originally from Ghent, he travelled abroad and became portrait painter to the ruling houses in Portugal, Spain and France. A polyglot, van der Straeten was a versatile courtier, who worked primarily as a portraitist for queens.