Catalogue No. 631


Artist: Keyser, Thomas De, Attributed To
Portrait of Alderman van Bergum of Antwerp

c.1596-1667


Collection Details
Acquired by the 2nd Lord Faringdon at Christie’s, 29 October 1954 (Lot 28).

Background
Thomas de Keyser was the most important portrait painter in Amsterdam before Rembrandt, and his work in that city was contemporary with that of Frans Hals in Haarlem.  Paintings by him hang in museums throughout Europe.