Lot Essay
We are grateful to Professor Werner Sumowski for suggesting the possible attribution on the basis of a photograph.
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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE LAURANCE LESLIE-SMITH
Attributed to Jacob van Spreeuwen (b. 1611)
Portrait of an old Man, small bust-length, in a fur-lined coat and blue turban
Details
Attributed to Jacob van Spreeuwen (b. 1611)
Portrait of an old Man, small bust-length, in a fur-lined coat and blue turban
oil on panel
6 x 4¾in. (15.2 x 12cm.)
Portrait of an old Man, small bust-length, in a fur-lined coat and blue turban
oil on panel
6 x 4¾in. (15.2 x 12cm.)
Provenance
Possibly in the Jansen and Altman Sale, Amsterdam, 1891.
Dr. C.J.K. van Aalst, Hoevelaken, Holland.
Dr. C.J.K. van Aalst, Hoevelaken, Holland.
Literature
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue raisonné, etc., I, London, 1908, p. 355, no. 36h, as G. Dou.
W.R. Valentiner and J.W. Van Moltke, Dutch and Flemish Old Master Collection of Dr. C.J.K. Van Aalst, Verona, 1939, p. 112, as G. Dou.
W.R. Valentiner and J.W. Van Moltke, Dutch and Flemish Old Master Collection of Dr. C.J.K. Van Aalst, Verona, 1939, p. 112, as G. Dou.