Enoch Seeman (Danzig ca. 1694-1744 London)

Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, in a white silk dress with her pet squirrel

Details

Enoch Seeman (Danzig ca. 1694-1744 London)
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, in a white silk dress with her pet squirrel
oil on canvas
49½ x 39¾ in. (125.7 x 101 cm.)

Provenance

The collection of Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, December 16, 1989, lot 33, as Cirlce of Thomas Hudson.

Sale room notice

Please note the medium for this lot should read "oil on canvas laid down on board".

Lot Essay

Having been part of the collection of Paramount Pictures, this portrait was featured in films in the 1950's and 60's. It appears in Scared Stiff (1953) with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and On the Double (1961) with Danny Kaye.
Alastair Laing has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this picture.

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