Lot 28: Martinus de la Court (Bruxelles 1640-1710 Leiden)

Portrait of a nobleman, of the Asch van Wijck family, three-quarter-length, in a golden 'Japansche rock' and wig, seated by a balustrade, a mansion in the distance; and Portrait of an elegant lady, of the Asch van Wijck family, three-quarter-length, in an ochre dress and white chemise, seated by a fountain, a garden beyond
the first signed and dated 'MDL.Court.f. A°. 1693' (MDL linked, lower right); and the second indistinctly signed (lower left)
oil on canvas
122.3 x 95.7 cm.
inscribed with the sitters' coat-of-arms and the family's motto 'ORE ET CORDE IDEM (Both with the mouth and the heart) (upper left and upper right)
a pair (2)

Anonymous sale [L. van Loewenstein and others]; Frankfurt, 5 December 1907, lots 34-5, as M.L. Colert (according to a photostat at the RKD, The Hague).

Property from the Collection of Dr. h.c. and Mrs. Erich G. Henkel (lot 28)

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