Lot Essay
The present portrait is one of the last dated works by the artist, who was active in Hoorn. His style shows an indebtness to the Amsterdam painter Bartholomeus van der Helst.
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Portrait of a young man, half length, wearing black costume with slashed sleeves and white cuff
Details
Jan Albertz. Rotius (1624-1674)
Portrait of a young man, half length, wearing black costume with slashed sleeves and white cuff
signed (strengthened) and dated (strengthened) JARothius fec: 1664 (JAR linked) upper right
oil on panel
69 x 58.8 cm
Portrait of a young man, half length, wearing black costume with slashed sleeves and white cuff
signed (strengthened) and dated (strengthened) JARothius fec: 1664 (JAR linked) upper right
oil on panel
69 x 58.8 cm
Provenance
Dr. A.G.C. de Vries, Amsterdam.
Anon. Sale, Brakke Grond Amsterdam, 20 February 1906, lot 129 (72 NLG to Roos)
with A. Klein, Frankfurt a.M., 1940.
Anon. Sale, Brakke Grond Amsterdam, 20 February 1906, lot 129 (72 NLG to Roos)
with A. Klein, Frankfurt a.M., 1940.
Literature
B.J.A. Renckens, "De Hoornse Portretschilder Jan Albertsz. Rotius" in Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek, II, 1949, p.205 & p.223, no.40, fig.18.