Jan Albertsz. Rotius - Portrait of a Nobleman in Black Robes with a White Collar - image-1

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Jan Albertsz. Rotius - Portrait of a Nobleman in Black Robes with a White Collar

Auction 1231 - overview Cologne
18.11.2023, 14:30 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part II
Estimate: 7.000 € - 9.000 €
Result: 6.174 € (incl. premium)
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Jan Albertsz. Rotius

Portrait of a Nobleman in Black Robes with a White Collar

Oil on canvas (relined). 114 x 91 cm.
Signed and dated upper right: FRotius, f. 166(?).

The Dutch portrait painter Jan Albertsz. Rotius was also called the "Rembrandt of Hoorn", and this also became the title of an exhibition dedicated to him at the Westfries Museum Hoorn in 2016. He is best known for his group portraits depicting marksmen's guilds, which were inspired by corresponding paintings by Bartholomeus van der Helst and Govert Flinck.

Provenance

Belgian private collection.