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Follower of Joris van Son
Lot 148

Follower of Joris van Son

A sculpted cartouche with a garland of lemons, grapes, cherries, figs, apricots, strawberries and other fruits, surrounding a portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet and white lace standing collar, holding a quill in his right hand

Closed29 October 2015

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GBP 4,250

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Follower of Joris van Son
A sculpted cartouche with a garland of lemons, grapes, cherries, figs, apricots, strawberries and other fruits, surrounding a portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet and white lace standing collar, holding a quill in his right hand
oil on canvas
30 ½ x 24 ¼ in. (77.1 x 61.5 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Lempertz, Cologne, 30 April 1912, lot 188, as ‘Jan van Son’.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for his assistance in cataloguing the present lot. Mr Meijer suggests that the picture may be attributable to Cornelis van Huynen (active 1654-1703), who worked closely in the style of his master, Joris van Son.