Portrait of a man, half-length, in a black embroidered jacket at lace collar

Details

Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639-1689 Paris)
Portrait of a man, half-length, in a black embroidered jacket at lace collar
oil on copper, oval
5 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (14.7 x 11.8 cm.)

Provenance

with Julius Böhler, where acquired at the art fair, Cologne, 1981, as 'Gonzales Coques' by the grandfather of the present owner.

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to Dr. Francesco Petrucci, curator of Palazzo Chigi, Comune di Ariccia, for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs and for suggesting that this portrait could date to the artist's Roman period circa 1665-70.

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