Bust of a Man, Probably Vincent Coster

• Portrait of Vincent Coster (1553-1608/10)
• Bust of a Man, Probably Vincent Coster

BK-NM-11452

monogram and date, on the right side, incised: ‘HDK F. AO 1608’

Elegantly draped over this man’s doublet, the raised collar of which is clearly visible, is a cloak like those worn by the ancient Romans. This gives the sitter an aristocratic air. Yet it is only an affluent citizen who is portrayed here: probably Vincent Coster, an Amsterdam ‘wine gauger’ (someone who calculated the excise duty on wine).

F. Scholten, 'Beheaded bust and a fountain statue by Hendrick de Keyser', The Burlington Magazine 138 (1995), p. 838-841.

sculptor: Hendrick de Keyser (I), Amsterdam

1608

wit Carrara marmer

height 75 cm

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

purchase 1900

Public domain

…; from the dealer Frankfort, Deventer, fl. 700, to the museum, with support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, 1900

• F. Scholten, 'Beheaded bust and a fountain statue by Hendrick de Keyser', The Burlington Magazine 138 (1995), p. 838-841.
• J. Leeuwenberg, 'Drie werken met meer of minder zekerheid aan Hendrick de Keyser toegeschreven', Maandblad voor Beeldende Kunsten 24 (1948), p. 297, afb. 7.
• A. Pit, ´Een beeldhouwwerk van Hendrik de Keyser´, Bulletin van de Nederlandse Oudheidkundige Bond 1 (1899/1900), p. 119-120, 152.
• E. Szmodis-Eszláry, 'Un petit bronze inconnu de Hendrick de Keyser', Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux Arts 34/35 (1970), p, 99-100, afb. 64.
• J. Six, 'Hendrik de Keyser als beeldhouwer', Jaarverslag Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap (1910), p. ix (afb.), xi, .

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200115891