Portrait of a Girl, attributed to Cornelis de Vos (c.1584 – 1651)

Attributed to Cornelis de Vos (Hulst c.1584 – 1651 Antwerp)

Full-Length Portrait of a Young Girl

Oil on canvas, 121 x 87.3 cm (including frame 141 x 109 x 7 cm); contained in a carved partially gilded oak frame with faux tortoise shell

Provenance
- The collection of the painter Antoon van Welie (1866 – 1956)
- His sale, Mak van Waaij, Amsterdam, 7 April 1936, lot 93, reproduced, sold for 750 guilders
- Collection Barons Van Harinxma thoe Slooten, The Netherlands, until 2024

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This beautiful portrait of an unidentified young girl has traditionally been attributed to the Flemish painter Cornelis de Vos (or sometimes Simon de Vos), who produced more portraits of children shown at full length. The painting is certainly Flemish and dates to around 1630-1640, and an alternative attribution to Justus Sustermans (Antwerp 1597 – 1681 Florence) has also been suggested.

This painting is in beautiful condition and attractively framed in a period frame, and is ready to hang.