Lot 120: PIETER VERELST DORDRECHT 1618 - CIRCA 1678 HULST PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN OFFERING A DRINK TO A

Name: PIETER VERELST DORDRECHT 1618 - CIRCA 1678 HULST PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN OFFERING A DRINK TO A
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: uvcg4fu1yk

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 07, 2005

Item Overview

Description

PIETER VERELST DORDRECHT 1618 - CIRCA 1678 HULST PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN OFFERING A DRINK TO A YOUNG LADY STANDING BY A FOUNTAIN, A LANDSCAPE BEYOND

signed and dated on the fountain lower centre: P Verelst f. 1654

oil on canvas

CATALOGUE NOTE

The symbolism in this portrait - the oyster shell proffered by the young man and the sculpture of Cupid on the fountain - would indicate this may have been intended as a betrothal or marriage portrait.

Dimensions

179.5 by 196.8 cm.; 70 3/4 by 77 1/2 in.

Artist or Maker

Pieter (1618) Verelst

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings Day Sale

Sotheby's

July 07, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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