Tableaux

1700 · L1ABDB3KUTB6 — Denmark 1700. Collection of four paintings oil on paper or paperboard two measuring 8 x 5.5 cm frame 10.5 x 7.5 cm and two measuring 8.5 x 5.5 cm frame 10 x 7 cm all with a gilt wooden frame. Two sets of two miniature paintings the individual sets painted in matching style and set in matching frames with the two slightly larger frames painted to match the two smaller ones.Ad 1: Portrait of a 16th-century woman possibly Anne of Denmark 1532-1585 wearing a red feathered cap with her hair decorated with pearls a pearl earring a small pleated ruff and a low-necked black bodice with pearls.Ad 2: Portrait of a man with a drooping moustache in oriental costume. He wears a white turban decorated with a rooster a pearl earring and a gown with a large fur collar. The collar is set with gemstones on which hang insignia's of a crescent moon with the points down above three stars.Ad 3: Portrait of a 17th-century man wearing a broad-brimmed hat with a red feather a pearl earring and a leopard fur collar.Ad 4: Portrait of a man with a thick moustache wearing a pearl earring and a blue hat and oriental coat lined with lynx fur. Provenance: Manor House in Jutland. With an inscription at the back of ad 1 "Claude George Gew Anne 1738" and wax seals on the backs of ads 1 2 and 3. Ad 4 with a 19th-century ticket "95". The top layer of ad 3 slightly damaged at the top right revealing part of the red underpainting; otherwise an interesting set in good condition. ABE CAT Costumes & Uniforms unknown