Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam's elite as well as the Stadtholder's circle. Besides portraits, van der Helst painted a few genre pictures as well as some biblical scenes and mythological subjects. His works are presented on the leading museums of the world: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, The National Gallery of London, Hermitage Museum in Saint-Petesburg, Amsterdam Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Gallery of Denmark etc.