Our portrait, which shows the alderman and treasurer of the city of Antwerp Peeter van Panhuys (Limbourg 1529 - 1585 Amsterdam) at the age of 34, was painted when Pourbus was at the height of his powers. Depicted at half length, looking confidently towards the audience and dressed in a beautiful black outfit with a heavy gold chain, the young man is clearly aware of his status and importance. An important art collector in his day, he was also depicted twelve years later in Maerten de Vos' famous painting Moses and the Tables of the Law, surrounded by Members of the Antwerp Panhuys and Hooftman Families, now at the Mauritshuis Museum (inv. no. 249; see illustration - van Panhuys is depicted standing second from the right).