Portrait of Philippe le Mire (1596-?)

Portrait of Philippe le Mire (1596-?)

SK-A-906

Portret van Philippe le Mire. Buste, in ovaal, naar rechts. Pendant van SK-A-907.

• date, bottom right: ‘ANNO: 1618:’
• inscription, on the reverse: ‘Philippe Le Mire. / Trouwt Antoinette / Walleran. / Geb: / Overl: / 22’
• inscription, bottom left: ‘ÆTATIS. 22’

painter: Jacob Lambrechtsz Loncke

1618

oil on panel

• support: height 66 cm x width 51.8 cm
• outer size: depth 6 cm (support incl. frame)

Jonkheer J. de Witte van Citters Bequest, The Hague

• bequest 1876
• interne vervaardiging 1876

Public domain

**For both the present painting (SK-A-906) and its pendant (SK-A-907)**

? Commissioned by or for the sitters Philippe le Mire (1596-?) and his wife Antoinette Walleran (1598-?), Middelburg; ? by descent through the families Walleran, Sandra, Boudaen, Van Citters, Verheije van Citters, to Jonkheer Jacob de Witte van Citters (1817-76), The Hague; by whom bequeathed to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague (inv. nos. 3235, 3236), 1876; transferred to the museum, as anonymous, 1885

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028208