Portrait of a Knight of Malta, presumably François Joseph de Robert de Termes, aged 41, bust-length, next to a statuette of the Madonna and Child

细节

Circle of Philippe de Champaigne (Brussels 1602-1674 Paris)
Portrait of a Knight of Malta, presumably François Joseph de Robert de Termes, aged 41, bust-length, next to a statuette of the Madonna and Child
with coat-of-arms and inscribed and dated '·F·I·T 1654 41' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27 x 22¾ in. (68.6 x 57.8 cm.)
with inscription 'oncle de Feu Guillaume Potier mon Paire Jan Francoi Potier a: Fit' (on the relining canvas)

来源

Georges Küss, until 1967, by descent to his son René Küss.

注意事项

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拍品专文

We are grateful to Jan van Helmont for his assistance in identifying the sitter. Mr van Helmont considers that the inscription '·F·I·T' refers to François Joseph des Terms, who was a Knight of Malta, as shown by the robe, the coat-of-arms and his rosary of gilded glass with the cross. The rosary may also refer to the family business in blown glass.