Lot 162: Portrait of Nicolas de la Bassecourt (1638-1677), half-length, holding a book in his right hand

Paulus Hennekeyn (Antwerpen 1612-1672 Amsterdam)
Portrait of Nicolas de la Bassecourt (1638-1677), half-length, holding a book in his right hand
oil on canvas
76.8 x 66.2 cm.
inscribed on reverse 'Nicolas de la Bassecourt. Paulus Hennekyn fecit in 1665.'

Caan van Neck family, Cromvliet estate, Rijswijk.
A.C. Baron van Heerdt, The Hague.

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Nicolas de la Bassecourt was the son of Fabrice de la Bassecourt and Sara Orlet (see previous lot). He married Anne van de Pot and became a protestant preacher like his father.