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Attributed to Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg 1639-1684 The Hague)
Lot 453

Attributed to Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg 1639-1684 The Hague)

Portrait of Coenraad van Beuningen (1622-1693), three-quarter-length, in a blue japonsche rok and a lace stock, before a draped curtain

Closed30 April 2015

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Attributed to Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg 1639-1684 The Hague)
Portrait of Coenraad van Beuningen (1622-1693), three-quarter-length, in a blue japonsche rok and a lace stock, before a draped curtain
oil on canvas
19 1/8 x 15½ in. (48.5 x 39.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Coenraad van Beuningen is said to be shown here when he was 24 years old. From a young age, he was a successful diplomat and member of the Amsterdam city council. He was chosen mayor of Amsterdam six times and represented Holland as an envoy in Sweden, Denmark, England and France. Another version of the present portrait is in the Amsterdam Historisch Museum.