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Lot 90

Frans van der Myn, Dutch 1719-1783-  Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a grey coat,...

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Lot 90

Frans van der Myn, 
Dutch 1719-1783- 
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a grey coat,...

Price Realised: £1,706

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

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Lot 90

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Frans van der Myn, 
Dutch 1719-1783- 

Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a grey coat, a pink waistcoat, and a white stock, in a feigned oval; 

oil on canvas, signed and indistinctly dated 'Fr: van der Myn / 1764[?].', bears label for Hahn Fine Art Dealers with printed inscription which reads 'Portrait of a gentleman / Died in London 20th / August 1783' attached to the lower stretcher bar, 76 x 63.5 cm. 

Provenance: 
with Hahn Fine Art Dealers, London. 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
Van der Myn (also spelt Mijn) was part of an artistic dynasty, as the son of Herman van der Myn (1684-1741) (court painter to Elector Palatine Johann Wilhelm), nephew of Agatha van der Myn (1700-1776/96), and brother of Cornelia (1709-1789) and George van der Myn (1723-1763). After working in Amsterdam and The Hague in the 1740s, he settled in England, principally working on commissions for sitters in London and Norwich. According to Johan van Gool (1685-1763), his skill as an artist was undermined by his 'mean address and vulgar manners', which meant that 'he never acquired the practice which he might otherwise have obtained'. 

The present work is a particularly fine example of van der Myn's dignified portraits. His best-known painting is perhaps his portrait of a lady with a fly on her shoulder, serving as an 'Allegory of Touch', which sold at Christie's, London, on 8 December 2010, lot 131 (£25,000). 

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