Lot 30
  • 30

Jan Le Ducq

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jan Le Ducq
  • A portrait of a gentleman, full length, wearing a hat and a fur trimmed cape;A portrait of a lady, full length, in a blue dress with a lace ruff
  • a pair, the former signed and dated lower left on the rock: J...Duc.f/ AB (?) 1651, the latter bears signature and date lower left on the rock: J...Duc.f/ AB (?) 1651.
  • oil on panel

Condition

The paintings are less red than in the catalogue illustration. The bevelled panels are flat and stable and the paint surfaces, which are clean, are secured by glossy varnishes. UV light reveals minor scattered retouchings. Overall in good condition and offered in later frames in good condition.
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