Lot Essay
Dr. R. Ekkart (oral information) believes that the present picture was painted in the province of South Holland. The medallion probably displays a Roman soldier wearing armour or a Christian warrior Saint.
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Portrait of a young boy, standing full length on a draped terrace, wearing a black dress with slashed sleeves, lace collar, cuffs and pinafore and a medallion on a red ribbon, a feathered cap on his head, holding a hunting-horn in his right hand, hounds at his side, a garden beyond
Details
Dutch School, circa 1650/5
Portrait of a young boy, standing full length on a draped terrace, wearing a black dress with slashed sleeves, lace collar, cuffs and pinafore and a medallion on a red ribbon, a feathered cap on his head, holding a hunting-horn in his right hand, hounds at his side, a garden beyond
inscribed with an indistinct coat-of-arms on the balustrade upper left
oil on canvas
116.8 x 95.8 cm
Portrait of a young boy, standing full length on a draped terrace, wearing a black dress with slashed sleeves, lace collar, cuffs and pinafore and a medallion on a red ribbon, a feathered cap on his head, holding a hunting-horn in his right hand, hounds at his side, a garden beyond
inscribed with an indistinct coat-of-arms on the balustrade upper left
oil on canvas
116.8 x 95.8 cm
Provenance
Acquired circa 1800 by the Counts de M., château Neubourg, Limburg, The Netherlands;
thence by descent to the present owner.
thence by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.