Portrait of Gisbert Cuper and Aleida van Suchtelen. Jan de Baen
Portrait of Gisbert Cuper (1644-1716), in a purple robe, standing with his right arm resting on a pillow with a gold medal of the States General, an allegorical figure of the 'stedenmaagd' of Deventer holding the fasces and sculptures of Minerva and Harpocrates beyond
Portrait of Aleida van Suchtelen (1648-1689), standing in a red and yellow dress, with pearls and white lace sleeves, picking a flower, sculptures of the allegorical figures of Caritas and Abundantia beyond
17th century
oil on canvas
133 x 112 cm.
Inscriptions
The first inscribed 'Gisbert Cúper/Eerst Hoogleeraar in de Historien En/welspreekendheid op de Hooge School te/Deventer, En Naderhand burgermeester En/Cameraar dier stad.'
The second 'Aleida van Súchtelen/Dogter van Abraham van Suchtelen/Ehevrouw van Gisb, Cúper' (on the reverse)
a pair (2)
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