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Follower of Govaert Flinck
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description
- Govert Flinck
- a portrait of a philosopher, seated half-length at his desk with a globe, holding a pen and a book in his hands
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Sir Henry Hawley, Bart., Hoov Lea, Brighton, before 1879.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of works by The Old Masters, and by Deceased Masters of the British School, including Oil Paintings, Miniatures, and Drawings, Winter exhibition 1879, p. 22, cat. no. 101 (as 'head of a rabbi' by Ferdinand Bol).
Catalogue Note
The upper half of this composition may be compared to that of A bearded old man with a cap and a golden chain by Govaert Flinck (1615-1660), present whereabouts are unknown (see W. Sumowski, Die Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler, vol. VI, Landau/Pfalz, p. 3708, no. 2279b, reproduced p. 3869).