Live Auction 5430Old Master & British Pictures
Attributed to Jacob Huysmans (Antwerp c.1633-c.1696 London)
Lot 38

Attributed to Jacob Huysmans (Antwerp c.1633-c.1696 London)

Portrait of a lady of the Osborne family, three-quarter-length, in an oyster satin dress and blue wrap, with pearl ornaments, a landscape beyond

Closed23 April 2008

Price Realised

GBP 9,375

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Attributed to Jacob Huysmans (Antwerp c.1633-c.1696 London)
Portrait of a lady of the Osborne family, three-quarter-length, in an oyster satin dress and blue wrap, with pearl ornaments, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
in a 17th Century carved and gilded acorn motif frame

Lowe & Co.; Christie's, London, 20 June 1930, lot 26 as Huysmans (46 gns. to the following);
G. Hanmer; Christie's, London, 3 June 1932, lot 57 (14 gns. to Freeman).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 December 1993, lot 99 (where purchased by the present owner).

Specialist note

Born in Antwerp, where he was a pupil of Frans Wouters, Huysmans came to England soon after the Restoration, settling in London by 1662. According to Pepys, by August 1664 he was considered to be the chief rival of Sir Peter Lely.