Lot 69
After Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Lot 69 Details
After Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Flemish
PORTRAIT OF SUSANNA LUNDEN (LE CHAPEAU DE PAILLE), PROBABLY 1622-1626
Oil on canvas; signed and inscribed: "After Rubens, by Robt. Crozier" and dated 1883 lower left
31.75 ins x 22 ins; 80.6 cms x 55.9 cms
Estimate $2,500-$3,000
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Provenance:
An old, inscribed pen and ink label verso lists the following collectors:
Unknown (the first name is indistinct as the label is torn in that place); Afterwards Mr. Bernard Quarritch, London;
W. Robert Crozier of Manchester;
Passed to John Lawson, Manchester of London, England in 1883;
Private Collection, Toronto, ON from their mother in law who was in the antique business
Note:
Ruben's original canvas is held in the Peel Collection at The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London.
This portrait is probably of Susanna Lunden, born Susanna Fourment, third daughter of Daniel Fourment who was a tapestry and silk merchant from Antwerp. Susanna's younger sister Helena became Rubens's second wife in 1630.