Michiel van Mierevelt
Jacob Willemsz. Delff II - Portrait of Jacomina van der Vorst - image-1

Lot 2039 Dα

Michiel van Mierevelt Jacob Willemsz. Delff II - Portrait of Jacomina van der Vorst

Auction 1153 - overview Cologne
30.05.2020, 11:00 - Fine Art
Estimate: 28.000 € - 30.000 €

Michiel van Mierevelt
Jacob Willemsz. Delff II

Portrait of Jacomina van der Vorst

Oil on panel. 68,5 x 56 cm.
Dated in the centre left: 1640.

Jacob Willemsz. Delff was a son of the painter Willem Jacobszoon Delff (1580-1638) and grandson of the painter Michiel van Mierevelt (1567-1641), in whose workshop he was also trained. After his death he continued the flourishing business. Among the last portraits van Mierevelt painted were those of Paulus Teding van Berkhout and his wife Jacomina van der Vorst. Both portraits exist in two versions. The present work, whose counterpart is housed in a private collection in Antwerp, is attributed to the artist's studio.
The back of this portrait bears the name of the sitter, her husband and his profession. The inscription reads: "eerste Raeden was Meester van de Rekeningen of the Domeinen van Holland en West Friesland". The piece is registered in the database of the RKD under the no. 148039.