Full Record |
| Title |
Portrait of Jan Siberechts |
| Collection |
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery |
| Artist |
Largillière, Nicolas de (French painter and draftsman, 1656-1746)
Previously attributed to Siberechts, Jan (Flemish painter, 1627-ca. 1703, active in England) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly 1674 |
| Date Latest |
possibly 1679 |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
This small work was once thought to be a self-portrait of the French artist Nicolas de Largillière. Largillière enjoyed considerable success as an historical painter in his homeland, having spent some of his youth in London, working as an assistant to the portrait painter Peter Lely. The subject of Largillière's portrait, however, is the Flemish landscape painter Jan Siberechts who, like Largillière, trained in Antwerp. He also worked in England before his death in 1703, producing landscapes and panoramic views for wealthy clients. This portrait depicts Siberechts with brushes and palette in hand and, far from idealising, reveals the artist's hare lip. |
| Current Accession Number |
NCM 1939-54 |
| Inscription |
front ll 'N. Largiliere pinx.' |
| Subject |
portrait (Siberechts, Jan) |
| Measurements |
69.9 x 59.7 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Given by Miss F. M. Cameron 1939. |
| Provenance |
Thomas Talbot Foley F. S . A., of Stourbridge, -1782; by descent to Archibald Cameron, of Worcester; by descent to Miss F. M. Cameron. |
| Publications |
Walpole, H., Anecdotes of Painting, London, 1765, vol. 3, p. 125; Vertue, G., Notebooks, Walpole Society, vol. 24, 1935-36, p. 110; Cassidy, B., 'Largillièrre's Portrait of Siberechts', Burlington Magazine, vol. 128, June 1986, pp. 415-16, ill. |
| Notes |
The portrait was engraved by Thomas Chambers to illustrate a biography of Siberechts written by Horace Walpole. |
| Rights Owner |
© Nottingham City Museums and Galleries: Nottingham Castle |
| Author |
Dr Angela Smith |
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