After Caspar Netscher, Dutch 1639-1684- Young Armenian leaning from a...

After Caspar Netscher,
Dutch 1639-1684-

Young Armenian leaning from a window;

oil on panel, 24.5 x 18 cm.

Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.

Note:
The present work is an 18th-century copy after an oil on panel by Netscher, of similar dimensions, held by the National Trust at Knightshayes Court, Devon [no.541100]. A young boy leans out of a window, resting his arms on the ledge, a favourite motif of the artist. He wears a gold jacket (zupan), a closely buttoned, collarless gown with long sleeves extending over the hands, and a red cloak, with a red and white turban, resembling a kolpak without the fur-trimming. This clothing would have been worn in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (not just in Armenia) and indeed Netscher was fond of including exotic clothes and carpets in his compositions, alluding to Holland's trade successes in the 17th century.