Portrait of a girl from the Van Amstel van Mijnden family, three-quarter-length, in a white dress with pearl jewellery, holding a branch with berries, in a feigned oval; and Portrait of Maria Johanna van Amstel van Mijnden (d. 1685), three-quarter length, in a white and red dress holding a bouquet of flowers and a shepherd's crook, in a feigned oval

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J.P. WIJCK (ACTIVE UTRECHT 1650-1658)
Portrait of a girl from the Van Amstel van Mijnden family, three-quarter-length, in a white dress with pearl jewellery, holding a branch with berries, in a feigned oval; and Portrait of Maria Johanna van Amstel van Mijnden (d. 1685), three-quarter length, in a white and red dress holding a bouquet of flowers and a shepherd's crook, in a feigned oval
the first signed and dated 'Giô v wÿck f. 1656' (centre right); the second signed and dated 'Giô v wÿck f. 1656'
oil on panel
the first 29 ¼ x 23 3/8 in. (74.3 x 59.5 cm.); the second 29 ¼ x 23 3/8 in. (74.3 x 59.5 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, Westphalia.

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Lot Essay

Painted inscriptions and coats-of-arms on the reverse of the panels identify the sitters as members of the Van Amstel van Mijnden family. A comparable picture by the artist, signed ‘J P Wÿck’, showing a lady, half-length, is in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.

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