Portrait of a young woman in a white and gold dress; and Portrait of a young woman in a red dress and plummed headpiece both seated full-length, with landscapes beyond

A comparable pair of female portraits by Van Ceulen was sold through Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 8 February 1988, lot 16 and 17.

We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorisches Documentatie for the above information and for confirming the attribution to Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen and suggesting a date of circa 1680 for both paintings from photographs.