Lot Essay
Another miniature of a couple by Besserer, signed and dated 1654, is illustrated in J. Nimmergut and A.-M. Wager, Miniaturen. Dosen, Munich, 1982, p. 166, no. 153.
A Fond Farewell
Details
HANS JACOB BESSERER (fl. c. 1637-1657)
A Fond Farewell
signed and dated 'Hans · Jacob Besserer · Fec · 1655 · ' (bottom left)
on parchment
rectangular, 2 9/16 x 4¼ in. (65 x 108 mm.), parcel-gilt wood frame
A Fond Farewell
signed and dated 'Hans · Jacob Besserer · Fec · 1655 · ' (bottom left)
on parchment
rectangular, 2 9/16 x 4¼ in. (65 x 108 mm.), parcel-gilt wood frame
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 19 May 1960, lot 107.