Jan De Baen, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Jan De Baen, Portrait Of A GentlemanThis fine, late 17th century oil painting by Dutch artist Jan de Baen (1633 1702) depicts a gentleman wearing a sumptuous brown cloak. De Baen was a renowned Golden Age portraitist who worked predominantly in The Hague for distinguished aristocratic patrons. Upstanding, with his left hand nonchalantly draped over a classical plinth, he conveys an air of complete self assurance. His attire is an uncomplicated display of the finest materials, while his

Easel under one arm

This atmospheric late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Walter Heath Williams (fl

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a Baroque revival frame

This is one of those

Mountains are unbeautified and tower over us with an imposing presence

Note the various layers - from the stony sand underfoot

The predominant ship leans towards its port side - a Danish flag flutters in the wind

1880Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Very presentable

Little is known about their career but they probably trained in Denmark and undertook study trips to the French capital

such as Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923) and George Vicat Cole (1833-1893)

342 achieved for an oil painting in 1999

529 achieved for ‘Roses