(Hamburg circa 1625–1677 Copenhagen)

Portrait of a Danish noblewoman.

Oil on canvas.

105 × 89 cm.

Provenance:
– With F. Franke, Leipzig, until 1933 (as Frans Hals).
– With Scheuermann & Seifert, Berlin, 1942 (as Jacob Jordaens).
– Vieweg collection, Braunschweig.
– By descent to the current owner, private collection, Germany.

Literature:
– Kurt E. Simon: Ein neues Bild von Jordaens, in: Weltkunst 16, 1942, no. 35/36, p. 3 (ill.).
– Sturla Gudlaugsson: Jacob Jordaens of Heinrich Dittmers?', in: Oud Holland 60, 1943, pp. 143–147, fig. 1.

Condition:
Oil on canvas, lined. Paint surface with a fine network of craquelure. Minimal colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: some retouching on the figures and in the background. Varnish appears irregular in fluorescent green.
Overall condition good.
Dimension with frame: 119.5 × 103.8 cm.