Live Auction 5494Old Masters & 19th Century Art
Jacob de Fourmentrou (Antwerp, c. 1668)
Lot 2122

Jacob de Fourmentrou (Antwerp, c. 1668)

A gentleman courting a lady music making in a courtyard

Closed10 December 2010

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Jacob de Fourmentrou (Antwerp, c. 1668)
A gentleman courting a lady music making in a courtyard
signed, dated and inscribed 'Fourmestraux 1668 Pinx.' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 28 cm.)

Specialist note

Very little is known about Jacob de Formentrou, except that he was active in Antwerp during the second half of the 17th century. One of his pictures dated to 1659 depicting a picture gallery interior is in the Royal Collection.

We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer at the RKD for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.