Portrait of Frans de Witt (1516-1565), anonymous (copy after), 1585 - 1650
oil on panel, h 42cm × w 31.5cm More details
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Identification
Title(s)
Portrait of Frans de Witt (1516-1565)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4756
Inscriptions / marks
- inscription: ‘AEta: 48 Obiit Ano 1565’
- coat of arms, upper left: ‘In groen drie springende zilveren hazewindhonden.’
Description
Portret van Frans de Witt (1516-1565). Staande, ten halven lijve, naar rechts met een boek in de handen. Linksboven het familiewapen. Misschien een kopie door Cornelis Engelsz. naar een onbekend origineel. Pendant van SK-A-4757. Behoort tot een groep portretten: SK-A-4753 / SK-A-4754/ SK-A-4776 / SK-A-4772 / SK-A-4771 / SK-A-4756 / SK-A-4757 / SK-A-4773 / SK-A-4758 / SK-A-4759 / SK-A-4775 en SK-A-4774.
Creation
Artist
- painter: anonymous (copy after)
- painter: Cornelis Engelsz (possibly)
Place
Dating
1525 - 1574 and/or 1585 - 1650
Material and Technique
Physical features
oil on panel
Material
Measurements
support: height 42 cm × width 31.5 cm
Acquisition and rights
Credit line
- Jonkheer E.L.W.M. Hoeufft van Velsen Bequest, Meeuwen
Acquisition
bequest 1965
Copyright
Provenance
? Commissioned by or for the sitter; ? by descent through the family of the sitter to Jonkheer Ernest Louis Willy Marc Hoeufft, Lord of Velsen and Santpoort (1903-65), Meeuwen (near ’s-Hertogenbosch); by whom bequeathed, with pendant SK-A-4757 and xx other objects, to the museum, 1965
Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)
Notes
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
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Documentation
Persistent URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.4855
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