Circle of Daniel Mijtens II (1644-1688)

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Circle of Daniel Mijtens II (1644-1688)

Portrait of Margrieta van Jongestal, née van Haren, seated small three quarter length, wearing a blue silk dress with pink wrap, holding a garland of flowers, a formal garden beyond

with inscription identifying the sitter on the reverse of the relined canvas, oil on canvas
67.5 x 51.5 cm

Provenance

Storm van 's Gravesande; Sale, Frederik Muller Amsterdam, 7 July 1903, lot 171, as Jan van Haensbergen (sold fl. 110)
J. Deen; Sale, Roos Amsterdam, 5 June 1916, lot 3, as Jan van Haensbergen (fl. 205 to Monnikendam)
Anon. Sale, Frederik Muller Amsterdam, 27 November 1917, lot 80, as attributed to F. Netscher (sold fl. 950)

Lot Essay

The sitter was married in 1639 to Allart Pieter Jongestal (1612-1676), a Frisian lawyer who lived at Ondersma-State near Hallum, Friesland

We are grateful to Willem van de Watering for his help in cataloguing this lot

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