Antonie Palamedesz
Portrait of a man, half-length, holding a jug
Lot Closed
December 16, 02:14 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Antonie Palamedesz
Delft 1601 - 1673 Amsterdam
Portrait of a man, half-length, holding a jug
inscribed on the reverse: J Metsu / 1648
oil on panel
unframed: oval, 12.9 x 9.4 cm.; 5⅛ x 3¾ in.;
framed: 23.8 x 20.6 cm.; 9⅜ x 8⅛ in.
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 21 May 1998, lot 281, for $12,000.
We are grateful to Dr Fred G. Meijer who endorses the attribution of the present painting to Anthonie Palamedesz. The artist was born in Scotland where his father was working for King James VI but the family returned to their native Delft when he was still a young boy. He enjoyed a successful career as a portrait and genre painter in Delft and Amsterdam.