Lot 251: ISAAC LUTTICHUYS (LONDON 1616-1673 AMSTERDAM) Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally

ISAAC LUTTICHUYS (LONDON 1616-1673 AMSTERDAM) Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identifed as Dirk van Collen, Lord of Bredelar, three-quarter-length, in black costume with white collar and cufs, holding a pair of gloves signed and dated 'Lüttichüys · Fecit / Anno · 1657 ·' (upper left) oil on canvas 48 x 38 3/4 in. (122 x 98.4 cm.)

PROVENANCE: M. van Houten, Utrecht (according to an old label on the reverse). Viscount Weymouth, Norton Hall, near Rugby; sold Sotheby's, London, 4 October 1944, lot 48, as 'B. van der Helst'. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1975, lot 33, as 'Bartholomeus van der Helst', 'Portrait of a Man, said to be Dirk van Collen, Lord of Bredelar', (£1,800). Private collection, France. Anonymous sale; Tajan, Paris, 29 March 1994, lot 65, as 'Bartholomeus van der Helst', 'Portrait présumé de Dirk van Collen'. with Bob Haboldt, Paris, 2000. Private collection, Geneva. Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 14 April 2011, lot 16 (£30,000), when acquired by the present owner.