Lot Essay
After the paintings in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Inv. no. A140 (in which the naval battle scene is painted by Ludolf Backhuysen) and A141.
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A. Levolger* (19th Century), after Bartholomeus van der Helst
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A. Levolger* (19th Century), after Bartholomeus van der Helst
Portrait of Admiral Aert van Nes standing, three-quarter length, with his Scribe before a Seascape; and Portrait of his wife, Geertruda den Dubbelde, standing three-quarter length, before a river Landscape
signed and dated 'A.Levolger/1889' and the first inscribed 'Admiral Aert van Nes./After the Portrait by B van d.Helst/ano 4 Buchingen 1668/National Museum Amsterdam'--oil on canvas
54¼ x 47½in. (137.8 x 120.6cm.)
A Pair (2)
Portrait of Admiral Aert van Nes standing, three-quarter length, with his Scribe before a Seascape; and Portrait of his wife, Geertruda den Dubbelde, standing three-quarter length, before a river Landscape
signed and dated 'A.Levolger/1889' and the first inscribed 'Admiral Aert van Nes./After the Portrait by B van d.Helst/ano 4 Buchingen 1668/National Museum Amsterdam'--oil on canvas
54¼ x 47½in. (137.8 x 120.6cm.)
A Pair (2)