Mattheus Gillisz. de Berch (died 1687)
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Mattheus Gillisz. de Berch (died 1687)

Portrait of a young falconer, standing full length in a landscape, wearing a dark red costume with slashed sleeves and feathered cap

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Mattheus Gillisz. de Berch (died 1687)
Portrait of a young falconer, standing full length in a landscape, wearing a dark red costume with slashed sleeves and feathered cap
signed and dated MDe berch/A0 1639 (MD linked) centre right
oil on panel
120.5 x 89.7 cm
Provenance
Dowager Jhr. Mr. L. van den Bergh van Heemstede, née Schuurbeque Boeye.
Anon. Sale, Venduhuis der Notarissen, The Hague, 1 November 1966, lot 19.
Anon. Sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 7 September 1983, lot 329, ill.
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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

Little is known about the artist, of whom only a handful of signed works are known. He was active in Delft, where he entered the Guild of Saint Luke in 1638. In the present portrait the artist shows an indebtness to Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp.

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