German School 16th century - Portrait of Nuremberg Merchant Hans Fynn - image-1

Lot 1212 Dα

German School 16th century - Portrait of Nuremberg Merchant Hans Fynn

Auction 1245 - overview Cologne
16.05.2024, 14:00 - Old Masters and 19th Century, Part II
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
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German School 16th century

Portrait of Nuremberg Merchant Hans Fynn

Oil on canvas (relined). 74 x 67 cm.
Inscribed top right: Hans Fynn / Seines Alters 54 Jar / 1591 / verschied den 26. September / A: 1606.

The social status and profession of Johann Fynn the Elder (1537-1606), positioned half-left, can be identified on a mezzotint by Georg Fennitzer (1646-1722) from 1671/1700. He worked as a "merchant in Nuremberg".