Lot No. 822


Lucas Franchoys


Lucas Franchoys - Old Master Paintings

(Mecheln 1616–1681)
Portrait of a gentleman in a clerical costume,
oil on canvas, 77 x 59 cm, framed

Provenance:
Lewis & Simmons, London (1929, as A. van Dyck);
Frost & Reed, London (1965, see the label verso).

Lucas Franchoys, who spent the vast majority of his life in Mecheln, was a successful portrait painter in the style of Rubens and van Dyck. With Jean Verhoeven, he was the leading exponent of the Mecheln School of Painting in the 17th century.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at

17.04.2013 - 18:00

Estimate:
EUR 7,000.- to EUR 10,000.-

Lucas Franchoys


(Mecheln 1616–1681)
Portrait of a gentleman in a clerical costume,
oil on canvas, 77 x 59 cm, framed

Provenance:
Lewis & Simmons, London (1929, as A. van Dyck);
Frost & Reed, London (1965, see the label verso).

Lucas Franchoys, who spent the vast majority of his life in Mecheln, was a successful portrait painter in the style of Rubens and van Dyck. With Jean Verhoeven, he was the leading exponent of the Mecheln School of Painting in the 17th century.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 17.04.2013 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 06.04. - 17.04.2013