SAMUEL VAN HOOGSTRATEN (DORDRECHT 1627-1678) - photo 1
SAMUEL VAN HOOGSTRATEN (DORDRECHT 1627-1678) - photo 2
SAMUEL VAN HOOGSTRATEN (DORDRECHT 1627-1678) - photo 3

SAMUEL VAN HOOGSTRATEN (DORDRECHT 1627-1678)

Lot 182
08.12.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 20 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1093482
Lot 182 | SAMUEL VAN HOOGSTRATEN (DORDRECHT 1627-1678)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
SAMUEL VAN HOOGSTRATEN (DORDRECHT 1627-1678)

Portrait of Thomas Godfrey of Burton Aleph (d. 1690), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black coat with slashed sleeves and red ribbons, with a dog at his side

signed with initials and dated 'S.v.H. 1663.' (lower right)

oil on canvas

41 ¾ x 31 ¼ in. (106.1 x 79.3 cm.)

inscribed 'POST SPINAS PALMA / T G / 1663.' (upper left, with the arms of the Godfrey and Toke families)





Provenance

By descent in the sitter's family to,

Sir Bryan Godfrey-Faussett (1863-1945), Ranger's Lodge, and thence by descent; Christie's, London, 17 November 1989, lot 44, where acquired by the uncle of the present owner.



Literature

Illustrated London News, 1 January 1938.

H. Gerson, Ausbreitung und Nachwirkung der holländischen Malerei des 17. Jahrhunderts, Amsterdam, 1983, p. 397.

W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler, II, Landau/Pfalz, 1983, pp. 1299 and 1346, no. 863, illustrated.

E.K. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of 16th and 17th Century British Artists, Woodbridge, 1988, p. 131, illustrated.

M. Roscam Abbing, De schilder en schrijver Samuel van Hoogstraten 1627-1678: Eigentijdse bronnen en oeuvre van gesigneerde schilderijen, Leiden, 1993, p. 126, no. 26.

C. Brusati, Artifice and Illusion: The Art and Writing of Samuel van Hoogstraten, Chicago and London, 1995, p. 335, no. 19, fig. 61.



Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of 17th Century Art in Europe, 1907.

London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of 17th Century Art in Europe, 3 January-12 March 1938, no. 203, lent by Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey-Faussett.
Auction house category:Paintings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
06.12.2023
07.12.2023
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.