Live Auction 2869Old Masters and 19th Century Art
Frisian School, 1st half 17th Century
Lot 34

Frisian School, 1st half 17th Century

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black costume with white collar and cuffs

Closed1 November 2011

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EUR 10,000

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Frisian School, 1st half 17th Century
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black costume with white collar and cuffs
dated and inscribed with the sitter's age 'Ao. 1639. AEtatis. 50' ('1639' over an older date '1631' and '50' over '41', upper right)
oil on panel
103 x 73.5 cm.
inscribed with the sitter's coat-of-arms, and with remains of two red wax seals on the reverse

Private collection, France.
Purchased by the current owner in 2000.

Specialist note

The crest of the coat-of-arms is that of the Donia Harinxma family; the other heraldic designs read Harinxma, Hettinga (?), Popma or Hinnema and Gansneb genaamd Tengnagel.