Lot Essay
Martin Mijtens I was the nephew of the fashionable Hague portrait painter, Daniel Mijtens I. This is an early work by the artist painted before he moved to Sweden in 1677.
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Portrait of a boy in military dress with his hand on a sword, three-quarter-length
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Martin Mijtens I (The Hague 1648-1736 Stockholm)
Portrait of a boy in military dress with his hand on a sword, three-quarter-length
signed and dated ' M[ar?] Mytens: f: / Ao. 1667' (lower left, on the stone ledge)
oil on panel
15 3/8 x 12 ¾ in. (39 x 32.3 cm.)
Portrait of a boy in military dress with his hand on a sword, three-quarter-length
signed and dated ' M[ar?] Mytens: f: / Ao. 1667' (lower left, on the stone ledge)
oil on panel
15 3/8 x 12 ¾ in. (39 x 32.3 cm.)