Jacobus Van Der Gracht

MEASUREMENTS measurements note 75 by 59 cm.; 29 1/2 by 23 1/4 in. DESCRIPTION signed centre right: CQ fecit Ao 1650.charged upper left with the arms of the Holt family of Holland oil on panel CATALOGUE NOTE We are grateful to Dr. Rudolf Ekkart of the RKD for suggestingthe attribution to Crispyn van den Queborne on the basis ofphotographs and for noting that this is an entirely typicalportrait by the artist.

Amsterdam Sale Date Sep 05, 2007 Lot Number 0007 Sale Number 2760 Creator Jacob van der Gracht (Mechelen 1593-1651/2 The Hague) Lot Title Cain slaying Abel Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 Euros Special Notice Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually. Lot Description Jacob van der Gracht (Mechelen 1593-1651/2 The Hague) Cain slaying Abel signed 'J v gracht' (lower left) oil on canvas 65 x 50.4 cm.

LOT 131 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION ATTRIBUTED TO JACOB VAN DER GRACHT THE HAGUE 1593 - 1652 A BUST PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN BLACK WITH A LACE COLLAR oil on panel, in a painted oval 8,000—12,000 GBP measurements note 74 by 60 cm.; 29 1/8 by 23 5/8 in. PROVENANCE Mrs A.N. Benedict, Yonkers, N.Y.;Her sale, New York, Parke Bernet, 14 March 1951, lot 66 (as SimonLuttichuys);Richard H. Rush, New York, 1965. LITERATURE AND REFERENCES B. Ebert, Simon und Isaak Luttichuys , Berlin/Munich 2009,p. 476, cat. No. D75 (under Rejected attributions). CATALOGUE NOTE We are grateful to Rudi Ekkart of the R.K.D. for tentativelyproposing the attribution to Jacobus van der Gracht on the basis ofphotographs.

Circle of Jacobus van der Gracht (The Hague 1593-1652) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in black costume with a white lawn collar oil on panel 41 x 34.3cm