Early Life, Family and Training The Hague, 1630. Otto Hoynck enters a world of Dutch Golden Age portraiture. His training begins under the guidance of Arnold van Ravesteyn, a man established in the craft. This apprenticeship provides the foundation for a career that will eventually cross the North Sea to England. The studio of Pieter Hermansz Verelst becomes a central setting in Hoynck's development. He works closely within this space, eventually becoming Verelst's brother-in-law. The professional and the personal intertwine here. In 1657, the quiet of the studio is shattered by violence. A…