N.J. Delin (17th century)

Portrait of a girl, seated full length on a cushion, dressed in white with a straw hat, a pet dog on her lap

Details

N.J. Delin (17th century)
Portrait of a girl, seated full length on a cushion, dressed in white with a straw hat, a pet dog on her lap
signed and dated centre left N Delin F/1794
oil on canvas
62.4 x 50.8 cm

Literature

M.L. Wurfbain, 'Nicolas Joseph Delin, schilder te Antwerpen, Rotterdam en Leiden, Leids Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek, IV, 1985, pp.315-331

Lot Essay

The identity of the artist is not known. Thieme-Becker, Lexikon, etc. IX, 1913, p.22, suggests that the artist was probably active in Rotterdam and might be identical with the 'constschilder' Nicolaus-Joseph de Ligne, who became master in the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp in 1769.

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