Flemish, Dutch, and British Schools, 17th Century Four Small Portraits of Men on Paper: School of Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

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Flemish, Dutch, and British Schools, 17th Century

Four Small Portraits of Men on Paper:School of Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641),Portrait of the Artist Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, unsigned, black chalk with white highlights on paper, 4 7/8 x 4 in. (12.3 x 10.2 cm),framed; Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, b. 1593-1641),After Frans Hals, Portrait of Johannes Acronius, unsigned, inscribed "Aetatis 62, A 1627" in the plate u.r., engraving trimmed to the oval, sight size 6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (17.3 x 14.8 cm),framed; John Smith (British, c. 1652-c. 1742),After Sir Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of the Sculptor Grinling Gibbons, identified in the plate, mezzotint, sheet size 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.0 x 26.0 cm),framed; Artist Unknown, Portrait of a Young Man with Dark Curls and a Red Cloak, unsigned, pastel on dark paper, oval format, 10 3/4 x 9 in. (27.2 x 22.8 cm),unframed.
Condition: Gibbons with many small holes and toning, Young Man with fragile edges, small hole l.c., and accompanied with an oval piece of glass, others not examined out of frames.

N.B. The portrait of Michiel Mierevelt was probably copied after the engraving by Willem Jocobsz Delff created in the early 17th century.


Provenance: The estate of George Way.
Estimate $300-500


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