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Lot 35: Attributed to Cornelius Jonson van Ceulen (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)

Est: £7,000 GBP - £10,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 09, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Attributed to Cornelius Jonson van Ceulen (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)
Portrait of a member of the Hoeufft family, possibly Arnold Hoeufft, of Cologne, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet with lace-edged collar and cuffs, his right hand on a table with his sword
with the Hoeufft coat-of-arms (upper left)
oil on canvas
44 x 34 1/8 in. (111.8 x 86.7 cm.)

Literature

Cowdray Park Catalogue, London, 1919, p. 5, no. 15, as 'Jan Verspronck' 'Arnold Hoeufft' (in the Vestibule).
C. Anson, A Catalogue of Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of The Viscount Cowdray, London, 1971, p. 1, no. 2, plate 15, as 'Jan Cornelisz Verspronck' 'Arnold Hoeufft' (in the Vestibule).

Provenance

Acquired from Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, in 1913, by Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray.

Notes

Attributed to Cornelius Jonson van Ceulen (London 1593-1661 Utrecht)
Portrait of a member of the Hoeufft family, possibly Arnold Hoeufft, of Cologne, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet with lace-edged collar and cuffs, his right hand on a table with his sword
with the Hoeufft coat-of-arms (upper left)
oil on canvas
44 x 34 1/8 in. (111.8 x 86.7 cm.)

Auction Details

Old Masters and British Paintings

by
Christie's
December 09, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK