Richard van Bleek (The Hague 1670-1733 London)

Portrait of a boy, three-quarter-length, in a blue velvet coat and embroidered waistcoat, with a parrot resting on his left hand

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Richard van Bleek (The Hague 1670-1733 London)
Portrait of a boy, three-quarter-length, in a blue velvet coat and embroidered waistcoat, with a parrot resting on his left hand
signed and dated 'RVBleeck / F. 1732' ('RVB' linked, lower right)
oil on canvas
29 ½ x 24 7/8 in. (74.9 x 63.3 cm.)
in a contemporary wreath pattern frame

Provenance

Probably Sir Henry Hope Edwardes Bt., Wooton Hall, Derbyshire and by descent to
Lt. Col. Herbert James Hope-Edwardes, Netley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent to
Lady More (née Hope-Edwardes formerly, Coldwell), Netley Hall and subsequently Linley Hall, Shropshire, and by descent.

Literature

Possibly, T. Cox, Inventory of the contents of Netley Hall, Shropshire, 1917, p. 10 (dining room), where identified as ‘Sir Thomas Edwardes, when a youth…’

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Lot Essay

Born in the Hague, Richard van Bleeck was the son of a sculptor. In 1695 the artist was the master of a studio in his native city, but in the same year he left for London. Van Bleeck returned to The Hague in 1705, the year in which he executed his celebrated portrait of the still-life painter, Coenraet Roepel (Christie's, London, 7 July 2004, lot 38). By 1727 he had returned to London where he established a successful portrait practice, notably among Roman Catholic families.

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