Dutch School, 17th Century

A Portrait of Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol (1599- after 1667)

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Dutch School, 17th Century
A Portrait of Lieven Willemsz. van Coppenol (1599- after 1667)
with inscription 'Coppenstol.'
pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines, on vellum, framed
171 x 124 mm.; and a drawing of the coat of arms of Malta by S. Fokke, signed and dated 1750, incised for transfer (2)

Provenance

Collection H. Hamal, according to an inscription on the mount.

Lot Essay

(1) This portrait of Coppenol, who was a master at the French School in Amsterdam, and travelled through Holland displaying his calligraphy, is closely comparable to Rembrandt's etchings of him of 1658 (B. 282-3).

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