Lot Essay
This attribution has been proposed by W.L. van de Watering in a letter of 4 April 1991
Details
Alida Wolfsen (1648-after 1688)
Portrait of a Lady, standing small three-quarter length, wearing a blue floral dress, plucking a sprig of orange blossom
with remains of signature and date: 'C. Netscher Ao 1663'
unframed
20 3/8 x 16 1/8in. (52 x 41cm.)
Portrait of a Lady, standing small three-quarter length, wearing a blue floral dress, plucking a sprig of orange blossom
with remains of signature and date: 'C. Netscher Ao 1663'
unframed
20 3/8 x 16 1/8in. (52 x 41cm.)
Provenance
Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (+); sale, 9 Sept. 1858, lot 18 William Rome (+), Creaksea Place, Burnham-on-Crouch; Christie's, 21 Dec. 1907, lot 89 as 'G. Netscher 1665' (52 gns. to Brie)
Anon. sale, Christie's, 23 March 1990, lot 84 as Caspar Netscher
Anon. sale, Christie's, 23 March 1990, lot 84 as Caspar Netscher
Literature
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., V, 1913, p. 290, no. 447a, as Casper Netscher and dated 1665