Live Auction 8014The Cowdray Sale: Works of Art from Cowdray Park and Dunecht House, At Cowdray Park, West Sussex
Jan Anthonisz. van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1570-1657)
Lot 154

Jan Anthonisz. van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1570-1657)

Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a ruff, gold chains around her neck and waist, lace headdress and a jewel in her hair

Closed15 September 2011

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GBP 32,450

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Jan Anthonisz. van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1570-1657)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a ruff, gold chains around her neck and waist, lace headdress and a jewel in her hair
signed with monogram and dated 'Anno. 1631 JR: f:' (upper right)
oil on panel
25 1/8 x 21¾ in. (63.8 x 57.8 cm.)

Acquired from Leggatt Brothers, London, in 1931, by Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray.

Specialist note

Jan Antonisz. Van Ravesteyn, who was born in The Hague in circa 1572, moved to Delft around 1597 and in 1610 became a pupil of the portrait painter Michiel Janszoon van Mierveldt ( Delft 1567-1641). Known to have visited Italy during his career; in 1598 he joined the Guild of St Luke and in 1656 he was invited to become a member of The Hague's newly founded artists' society, La Pittura. He received commissions from many of the leading figures of his time. His work was particularly appreciated for its elegance and for his close attention to the complex details of the costumes of the day.