Lot 39: Attributed to Peeter Franchoys (Mechelen 1606-1654) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in clerical robes,

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in clerical robes, seated, with his right hand resting on a stone ledge
oil on canvas
77 x 59cm (30 5/16 x 23 1/4in).

An attribution to Lucas Franchoys II (1616-1681) has been suggested. The work of Lucas, Peeter's brother, can be extremely close to Peeter's.

PROVENANCE:
With Lewis & Simmons, London 1929, as A. van Dyck (Witt Library Mount)
With Frost and Reed, London, May 1965 (according to a label on the reverse)
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 6 July 2006, The Property from an English Private Collection, lot 153