Lot 61: Emanuel Ehinger (German, active 1687-1699)

Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a red gown, a white chemise with lace cuffs, a white jabot and a wig, leaning on a celestial globe before a curtain, a rocky landscape beyond; and Portrait of a young lady, three-quarter-length, in a red and white dress with a lace collar and a blue shawl, standing on a balcony before a curtain, a landscape beyond
the first indistinctly signed 'E. Ehin pix' (centre left); the second signed 'Emanuel Ehinger pinxit...' (centre left)
oil on canvas
104.2 x 79.3 cm.
both inscribed by restorer C.B. van Bohemen, The Hague, in 1938, possibly recording original inscriptions:
the first 'ÆTATIS 31 1/4 IAER A° 1699 Mr Jan van Royen. geb: 17 Febr 1668. overl. 1/8 Juli 1719. gehuwd 25 Sept 1696 met Cornelia van Groenendijk. Emanuel Ehinger. pinxit.' (on reverse); the second inscribed 'Aetatis 28 1/2 IAER A° 1699 Cornelia van Groenendijk geb. 20 Nov. 1672 overl. Dec. 1737. Gesch. door Emmanuel Ehinger' (on reverse)
a pair (2)

(Probably) Mrs. De Stürler-Van Royen.
Mrs. H.L.M. de Stürler-Aberson, Bloemendaal; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 25 June 1924, lot 183, where bought by K.J.C. del Court van Krimpen, son-in-law of the previous owner.

The present pair of paintings are thought to have passed down through the generations of the Stürler-van Royen family. The couple depicted are traditionally known as Jan van Royen (1668-1719) and his wife Cornelia van Groenedijk (1672-1737). It has also been suggested that ancestors of Mrs. van Royen-Wesseluis are represented: Feito Wesseluis (1658-1732) and his wife Anna Doting (1669-1753). However, the ancestors of Mrs. Van Royen-Berger: Gerard Berger (1652-1716) and his wife Deliana Rueffert are the most likely sitters. Berger was an Utrecht brewer and due to his and his wife's social standing, this identification is most probable.

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