Studio of Frans Pourbus II (Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris)
Lot 16

Studio of Frans Pourbus II (Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris)

Portrait of Gaston d'Orleans, half-length, in a silver costume

Closed13 October 2009

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EUR 13,750

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Studio of Frans Pourbus II (Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris)
Portrait of Gaston d'Orleans, half-length, in a silver costume
oil on canvas
43 x 34.5 cm.

Specialist note

The prince was the third child of Henri IV of France and Maria de' Medici. Versions of this portrait of Gaston d'Orleans are known, of which the one in the Uffizi, Florence (inv. 1890, no. 2406) is closest to the present lot.