Samuel Hofmann (Zurich 1595-1649 Frankfurt), Portrait of a young lady, half-length, holding a feather

Samuel Hofmann (Zurich 1595-1649 Frankfurt)
Portrait of a young lady, half-length, holding a feather
signed 'Hoffman . fec' (upper right)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 32 in. (100 x 81.6 cm.)

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Provenance
Acquired by the present owner by 1967.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 228 - 240)

Literature
I. Schlégl, 'Samuel Hofmann, ein Schweizer Maler in den Niederlanden', Bullitin van het Rijksmuseum, XV, 1967, pp. 10-11, fig. 8.
I. Schlégl, Samuel Hofmann (um 1595-1649), Munich, 1980, p. 113, no. 43.