Portrait of a nobleman said to be Jean van der Mersche, seated three quarter length by a curtain, wearing bands and gown and wig, holding a charter in his right hand, and a seal in his left, a sculpture of a personification of Justice nearby, volumes of t
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Circle of Joseph Vivien (1657-1735)
Portrait of a nobleman said to be Jean van der Mersche, seated three quarter length by a curtain, wearing bands and gown and wig, holding a charter in his right hand, and a seal in his left, a sculpture of a personification of Justice nearby, volumes of the Corpus Iuris Civilis and Costumes van Vlaanderen on a ledge beyond
oil on canvas
151 x 123 cm
in a Louis XIV to Regence carved and gilded frame; the corners and centres with anthemia in cartouches flanked by scrolling foliage
Portrait of a nobleman said to be Jean van der Mersche, seated three quarter length by a curtain, wearing bands and gown and wig, holding a charter in his right hand, and a seal in his left, a sculpture of a personification of Justice nearby, volumes of the Corpus Iuris Civilis and Costumes van Vlaanderen on a ledge beyond
oil on canvas
151 x 123 cm
in a Louis XIV to Regence carved and gilded frame; the corners and centres with anthemia in cartouches flanked by scrolling foliage
Provenance
Prince Karel of Belgium from whom acquired by the present owner in 1974