Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Self-portrait
Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Utrecht 1594/95 – 1667
Self-portrait
signed with monogram lower right: C.P.
oil on copper
unframed: 17.2 x 13.5 cm.; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
framed: 30.3 x 26.7 cm.; 11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.
Condition Report:
The copper plate is flat and stable, the paint surface is relatively clean, and the varnish has darkened somewhat. There are small losses (probably as a result of frame abrasion) around all four margins, and some discoloured retouching is visible to some small restored losses in the top of the curtain, upper left. A pentimento is visible just to the right of the sitter's collar, and there also appears to be a pentimento to his index finger; there is some abrasion around the hand, here, where an area of the copper plate has become visible beside the artist's hand. Inspection under ultraviolet light is impeded by the milky varnish, but confirms the above and also reveals a handful of pinprick retouchings in the artist's black clothing. The majority of the composition, however, appears to be untouched and in overall very good condition.
Provenance:
By repute William Beckford (1760-1844);
His daughter Susan Euphemia, Duchess of Hamilton (1786-1859);
Her granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquis of Graham, who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose;
Thence by descent.
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Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Utrecht 1594/95 – 1667
Self-portrait
signed with monogram lower right: C.P.
oil on copper
unframed: 17.2 x 13.5 cm.; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
framed: 30.3 x 26.7 cm.; 11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.
Condition Report:
The copper plate is flat and stable, the paint surface is relatively clean, and the varnish has darkened somewhat. There are small losses (probably as a result of frame abrasion) around all four margins, and some discoloured retouching is visible to some small restored losses in the top of the curtain, upper left. A pentimento is visible just to the right of the sitter's collar, and there also appears to be a pentimento to his index finger; there is some abrasion around the hand, here, where an area of the copper plate has become visible beside the artist's hand. Inspection under ultraviolet light is impeded by the milky varnish, but confirms the above and also reveals a handful of pinprick retouchings in the artist's black clothing. The majority of the composition, however, appears to be untouched and in overall very good condition.
Provenance:
By repute William Beckford (1760-1844);
His daughter Susan Euphemia, Duchess of Hamilton (1786-1859);
Her granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquis of Graham, who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose;
Thence by descent.
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