Lot 138: Michiel van Mierevelt (Delft 1567-1641) Portrait of Nicolaes Gael (1565-1638), three-quarter length, standing by a... oil on panel 43 ¼ x 29 3/8 in. (109.8 x 74.6 cm.)

Name: Michiel van Mierevelt (Delft 1567-1641) Portrait of Nicolaes Gael (1565-1638), three-quarter length, standing by a... oil on panel 43 ¼ x 29 3/8 in. (109.8 x 74.6 cm.)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: a524b7794e

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 05, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Michiel van Mierevelt (Delft 1567-1641)
Portrait of Nicolaes Gael (1565-1638), three-quarter length, standing by a table with a book
inscribed, dated and signed 'Ætatis 54 / A. 1619. / M: Miereveld. / Fecit' (centre left)
oil on panel
43 ¼ x 29 3/8 in. (109.8 x 74.6 cm.)
with the sitter's family coat-of-arms (upper left)

Artist or Maker

Michiel van Miereveld

Provenance

Dorothea Christina Minette Roëll van Benthem van den Bergh (1875-1956), Amsterdam.
Anonymous sale; Frederik Muller & Cie, Amsterdam, 18 June 1957 (=1st day), lot 72, sold as a pair with its pendant Portrait of Maria Mollen.
Private collection, Amsterdam, by 1985, and by descent to the present owner.

Auction Details

Old Masters Day Sale

Christie's

July 05, 2019, 10:30 AM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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