Lot 473
  • 473

Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Younger

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Younger
  • A macaw and a hoopoe perched on a stone urn with a parrot on the balustrade from which hangs a swag of fruit
  • signed lower right: J.P Gillemans
    bears second signature lower right: J.P Gillemans.
    inscribed with inventory number lower left: 404
  • oil on canvas
  • 24¾in by 19in

Provenance

Possibly William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian (1605-75), or Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian (1636-1703);
Certainly in the collection of William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian (1690–1767), by 1726, when recorded in the inventory;
Thence by descent.

Literature

Newbattle Abbey inventory, c. 1726/27 ('an other fruit piece with a parrot etc, by ditto Gillemans');
Possibly mentioned in the description of rooms in Newbattle, May 1764 ('a Picture of a parrot, in the Dressing Room of the White Room');
Newbattle Abbey inventory, c. 1788 ('Parrot, Parroquet, Grapes etc. - J.P.Gillemans');
Newbattle Abbey inventory, March 1833, no. 404;
Newbattle Abbey inventory, May 1878, no. 404 (Upper Hall);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, 21 May 1900, no. 404 (Upper Hall);
Newbattle Abbey inventory, December 1901, p. 79 (Upper & Organ Halls);
Monteviot House inventory, 14 July 1989, no. 404 (South East Passage).

Condition

The canvas has an old and effective relining. The overall condition is very good. Inspection under UV reveals only an handful scattered localised minor retouchings, mainly in the back ground. Offered in a gilt plaster frame in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The hoopoe is derived from a painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter, sold New York, Christie's, 29 January 1999, lot 179.