Studio of Justus Sustermans (Antwerp 1597-1681 Florence)
Lot 234

Studio of Justus Sustermans (Antwerp 1597-1681 Florence)

Portrait of Mattias de Medici (1613-1667), full-length, in a suit of armour and plumed hat

Closed5 July 2019

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GBP 32,500

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Studio of Justus Sustermans (Antwerp 1597-1681 Florence)
Portrait of Mattias de Medici (1613-1667), full-length, in a suit of armour and plumed hat
oil on canvas
80 7/8 x 47 ¼ in. (205.2 x 120 cm.)

John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1770-1859), Thirlstane House, Cheltenham; his sale (†), Mr Phillips, on the premises, 10 August 1859 (=15th day), lot 1499, as 'Velasquez', sold for 136 gns. to,
John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax (1800-1887), Blackmore Vale, Dorset, and by descent in the family to,
John Erle-Drax; Christie's, London, 10 December 1954, lot 138, as 'Sustermans' (126 gns. to Gatis).
Sam and Rie Bloomenfeld, Wichita, Kansas, by the 1950s, until 1990, and by inheritance to,
Sam and Rie Bloomenfeld Foundation, Newport Beach, California, by whom gifted to,
The Friends University, Wichita, Kansas.
Anonymous sale; New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, 9 December 2017 (=1st day), lot 154, when acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

A studio replica of the picture in the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence.