Antwerp School, 1638

Monsieur Schamp d'Aveschoot, Ghent, 1840;
Henry Huscks Gibbs, later 1st Lord Aldenham;
By descent to 2nd Lord Aldenham;
With J. Leger and Son, London, 1938 (as Van Dyck);
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in 1941;
Thence by descent.

Loan Collection of Picture, Corporation of London, The Guildhall, June 1890, no. 73, lent by Henry Hucks Gibbs (as Van Dyck, Portrait of Philip Rubens, brother to Peter Paul Rubens).

Advertisement in Apollo, October 1938, vol. XXVIII, no. 166, p. 177;
A. Graves, A Century of Loan Exhibtions 1813-1912, vol. IV, London 1914, p. 1531.

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The original canvas is lined, the paint surface is raised but stable. The thin paint to the feigned oval is worn as is some of the hair and the black tunic; there is augmentation to be seen here. The flesh tones, the collar and the curtain are well preserved. The varnish is very degraded and discoloured and its removal would significantly improve the tonality. Offered in a carved gilt wood frame with some loss."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

This lot is accompanied by the certificates of Dr. Tancred Borenius (dated London 1941) and Dr. Gustave Gluck (dated Brussels 12 October 1937), attributing the painting to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. The sitter has traditionally been identified as Philip Rubens, brother to the artist.