Portrait of a gentleman, small three-quarter-length, by a draped balcony, in an ochre-lined blue jacket with a lace chemise, a landscape beyond; and Portrait of a lady, small three-quarter-length, seated at a a balcony, in a light blue satin dress with a lace chemise and pink shawl, by a sculpted vase, a landscape beyond

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Studio of Caspar Netscher (1639-1684)
Portrait of a gentleman, small three-quarter-length, by a draped balcony, in an ochre-lined blue jacket with a lace chemise, a landscape beyond; and Portrait of a lady, small three-quarter-length, seated at a a balcony, in a light blue satin dress with a lace chemise and pink shawl, by a sculpted vase, a landscape beyond
the first signed (?) and dated (?) 'Anno.1680/CNetscher' (CN in monogram, lower centre); the second signed and dated 'CNetscher 1680' (CN in monogram, lower right)
oil on canvas
48.4 x 39.8 cm.
a pair (2)

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Mrs. M. Wieseman for confirming the attribution to the studio of Netescher, after examining the pictures in the original; Mrs. Wieseman will include the present portraits in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the artist.

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