JACOB JANSZ (JAN) VAN VELSEN, DUTCH 1597-1656, ELEGANT COUPLE, 1630, Oil on panel, 10 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (26.7 x 21.9 cm.), Frame: 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (36.8 x 31.8 cm.)

JACOB JANSZ (JAN) VAN VELSEN
DUTCH, 1597-1656
ELEGANT COUPLE, 1630
Oil on panel
Lower left signed and dated: J. de Velsen .f. 1630(6); verso label fragment: Van Dyke and His Wife / property of N. t......; label with number 328; and red wax collector's seal belonging to Charles Paston, Lord Paston (1673-1718)*

*(the red wax seal on the verso: the coat of arms is that of the Paston Earls of Yarmouth; Arms: Argent six fleurs-de-lis three, two and one Azure a chief indented Or, impaling Pitt (?). Crest: A griffin sejant wings endorsed Or collared Gules. Supporters: Dexter a bear Sable muzzled, collared, and chained Or; Sinister, an ostrich Argent holding in the mouth a horseshoe Or. Motto: De mieulx je pense en mieulx)

Catalogue note:
A version, in the former collection of John Enrico Fattorini, K.C.S.G. (1878-1949), painted on copper, went up for auction at Christie's July 2, 2013 lot no. 15. In the essay accompanying the lot entry there is mention of this painting: "This picture (the painting sold at Christie's) is the prime version of a painting on panel, dated a year later, and last recorded in 1967 in the collection of James A. Murnaghan in Dublin."

There is a known engraving by Pierre Alexandre Aveline after Jacob Jansz Van Velsen "The Spanish Musician, 1755

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Provenance:
Charles Paston, Lord Paston (1673-1718) of Oxnead Hall, Norfolk, son and heir of William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth (c. 1654-1732)**; Collection of James A. Murnaghan, Dublin; his gift to Hon. Francis D. Murnaghan, Baltimore and by descent to the present owner

** 1st Earl of Yarmouth amassed a collection of works of art some of which are depicted in a painting "The Paston Treasure," unknown artist, Dutch School, c1663, oil on canvas. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. The family fell into financial difficulties and with the death of Lord Paston's father William the family line became extinct. Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (26.7 x 21.9 cm.), Frame: 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (36.8 x 31.8 cm.) Artist Name: JACOB JANSZ (JAN) VAN VELSEN Medium: Oil on panel

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