Willem Sonmans (fl.1670s-1708)
Willem Sonmans (fl.1670s-1708)

Portrait of a young gentleman, half-length, in a red coat and blue mantle, sculpted cartouche

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Willem Sonmans (fl.1670s-1708)
Portrait of a young gentleman, half-length, in a red coat and blue mantle, sculpted cartouche
signed and dated 'W.Sonmans/pinx. 1704.' (centre right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Lot Essay

Sonmans, a native of Dordrecht, worked in both London and Oxford in a style similar to that of John Riley and Sir Godfrey Kneller. He came into prominence after Lely's death and was buried in London on 15 July 1708.

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