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 with a dog and spear, three-quarter-length, a rocky landscape beyond
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Martin Mijtens I (The Hague 1648-1736 Stockholm)
Portrait of a boy with a dog and spear, three-quarter-length, a rocky landscape beyond
signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated 'M: Mytens f. / [...] 1667' (lower right)
oil on panel
15 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (39.3 x 32.4 cm.)
Portrait of a boy with a dog and spear, three-quarter-length, a rocky landscape beyond
signed, indistinctly inscribed and dated 'M: Mytens f. / [...] 1667' (lower right)
oil on panel
15 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (39.3 x 32.4 cm.)