Caspar Netscher

Portrait of a gentleman scientist, probably Constantijn Huygens, half-length, standing beside a group of miscroscopes



Caspar Netscher - Portrait of a gentleman scientist, probably Constantijn Huygens, half-length, standing beside a group of miscroscopes

Provenance

Sale Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Palm Beach (Florida), 29 September, 2016, nr. 9 (as Caspar Netscher of an unknown man), whence acquired by the current owner
sale Bonhams, London, 17 December 2020, nr. 4

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Caspar Netscher Portrait of Mary Stuart (1662-95), Wife of Prince William III
Portrait of Mary Stuart (1662-95), Wife of Prince William III
c. 1683

Caspar Netscher Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671
Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671
1671 - 1675

Caspar Netscher Portrait of Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707), lord of Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland, and Ilpendam. Alderman of Amsterdam
Portrait of Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707), lord of Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland, and Ilpendam. Alderman of Amsterdam
1663

Caspar Netscher Portrait of Maurits Le Leu de Wilhem (1643- 1724)
Portrait of Maurits Le Leu de Wilhem (1643- 1724)
1677

Caspar Netscher
Portrait of a gentleman scientist, probably Constantijn Huygens, half-length, standing beside a group of miscroscopes
1680
48.6 x 39.2 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left: CNetscher.Fec. 1680 (CN in ligature)
Sale Bonhams, London, 17 December 2020