Jacob van Loo

Mrs. Edna F. Lemle, New York;

Anonymous sale, New York, Parke Bernet, 24 October 1946, lot 43;

Where acquired by James W. Barney (d. 1948), New York;

By whom sold, New York, Parke Bernet, 9 January 1947, lot 48;

Where acquired by A.J. Prezel;

By whom sold, New York, Parke Bernet, 12 February 1970, lot 34;

Anonymous sale, Neuilly sur Seine, Hôtel des ventes de Neuilly, 14 December 1995, lot 20;

Anonymous sale, London, Phillips, 16 April 1996, lot 19;

With Galerie Daphne Alazraki, New York, by 1997;

From whom acquired by the present collector, 2007.

New York, Berry-Hill Galleries, Visions and Vistas: Old Master Paintings and Drawings, 25 January - 4 March 2000.

R.B. Simon, Visions and Vistas: Old Master Paintings and Drawings, exhibition catalogue, New York 1999, p. 46, reproduced;

D. Mandrella, Jacob van Loo, 1614-1670, Paris 2011, p. 173, cat. no. P.91, reproduced (as location unknown);

J. Noorman, Art , Honor and Success in the Dutch Republic: The Life and Career of Jacob van Loo, Amsterdam 2020, p. 156, cat. no. 86 (as Attributed to Van Loo, location unknown).

The founder of one of the most important French artistic dynasties, Jacob van Loo executed this signed and dated portrait in 1656, four years before fleeing Amsterdam for Paris in order to avoid the death sentence he received for a fatal stabbing. The richly attired sitter projects a nonchalant confidence: engaging directly with the viewer, he slightly extends his left hand toward the picture plane. His wide lace cuffs were fashionable among elite members of Amsterdam society and underscore the sitter's wealth and social prestige.