Portrait of a gentleman, standing three-quarter-length, in a brown silk robe with blue lining, and a white chemise with a lace collar, before a celestial globe and a statue of Chronus; and Portrait of a lady, standing three-quarter-length, in a red velvet dress with gold brocade, and a headdress, holding a kerchief

Details

Thomas van der Wilt (Piershil 1659-1733 Delft)
Portrait of a gentleman, standing three-quarter-length, in a brown silk robe with blue lining, and a white chemise with a lace collar, before a celestial globe and a statue of Chronus; and Portrait of a lady, standing three-quarter-length, in a red velvet dress with gold brocade, and a headdress, holding a kerchief
the second with the date 'Ao. 1762.' (?) (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 x 15½ in. (48.2 x 39.4 cm.)
a pair

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, 28 July 1933, lot 67, as 'N. Verkolje' (the first only: 15 gns to Freeman).

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Sale Room Notice

Please note that we are grateful to Sabine Geipmans of the RKD for identifying the female sitter as 'Marie Anne of the Palatine, Queen of Spain (1667-1740)'.