Frans van Mieris the Elder

Provenance

Gerard Bicker, Lord of Swieten, The Hague, by 1738
his sale, The Hague, 12 April 1741, nrs. 60 and 61 (for 105 florins)
probably Gerret Braamcamp, Amsterdam
his sale, Van der Schley, de Bosch, Ploos van Amstel, de Winter and Yver, Amsterdam, 31 July 1771, nr. 136 (Ploos van Amstel for 54 florins)
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam, 1771
possibly Simon Stinstra, Haarlem
his sale, Amsterdam, 26 March 1783, nr. 82 (Fouquet for 30 florins)
with Pieter Fouquet, Amsterdam
Charles-Ferdinand, Duc de Berry, Paris, before 1820
his widow, Marie-Caroline de Bourbon, Duchesse de Berry, Galerie du Palais l’Elysee Bourbon, Paris, 1820–37
put up for sale in London, 17 April 1834, nrs. 76 and 78, not sold
sale Paillet, Paris, 4–6 April 1837, nrs. 66 and 67 (Prince Demidoff for 4,200 and 5,250 francs, respectively)
Anatole N. Demidoff, Prince of San Donato (1812–70), Florence, by 1837
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 April 1868, nrs. 7 and 8 (Madame de Caussin for 10,700 francs)
Adèle Caussin, "Madame la Marquise Landolfo Carcano" (1831–1921), Paris, 1868–1912
her sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 30 May 1912, nrs. 164 and 165 (Baron Cassel van Doorn for 15,200 francs)
Baron Cassel van Doorn, Brussels, by 1912
collection of Mrs. Jacobs, New York
collection of H. Moser, Berlin and Aerdenhout
his sale, Mensing, Amsterdam, 9 April 1940, nr. 719 (for 3,600 florins)
private collection, Netherlands
by inheritance to the son of this Dutch couple, until 2003
with Marina Aarts, Amsterdam, 2003
with Bijl-van Urk, B.V., Alkmaar, 2003
from whom acquired by the present owner
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External links

Leiden Collection, New York Accession number FM-110.a

Other works by Frans van Mieris the Elder

Woman Standing before a Mirror

Self-Portrait in Fanciful Dress
c. 1667

The doctor's visit
1657

Young Woman before a Mirror
c. 1662

The old violinist
1660