Cornelis Troost, 1739 - False Virtue Discovered: The Discovery of Volkert in the Laundry Basket - fine art print

This 18th century artwork was made by Cornelis Troost in 1739. The 280 years old piece of art measures the size: height: 63 cm width: 51,1 cm | height: 24,8 in width: 20,1 in and was painted with the techinque of pastel, gouache on paper on canvas. The original artwork's inscription is: signed and dated: C. Troost / 1739. Besides, the artwork is in the the Mauritshuis's art collection, which the Mauritshuis is home to the best artworks of Dutch painting of the seventeenth century. With courtesy of - Mauritshuis, The Hague (public domain license). : Jeronimus Tonneman, Amsterdam; his sale, Amsterdam, 21 October 1754 (Lugt 845), no. 4 (together with nos. 1-3 for 650 guilders to Harencarspel); François van Harencarspel, Amsterdam, 1754-1756; his sale, Amsterdam, 11 May 1756 (Lugt 922), no. 202 (together with nos. 199-201 for 640 guilders to Yver for Van der Marck); Johan van der Marck, Amsterdam, 1756-1773; his sale, Amsterdam, 25 August 1773 (Lugt 2189), no. 1 (together with the other three pastels for 1,000 guilders to Nijman); Jan Danser Nijman, Amsterdam (not in his sale, Amsterdam, 16 August 1797, at which the other three pastels from the series were sold); Jan Isaak de Neufville Brants (1768-1807), Amsterdam; his son, Jan Isaak de Neufville Brants (1800-1828); his sale, Amsterdam, 28 March 1829 (Lugt 11974), no. 6 (for 50 guilders to De Vries for the Mauritshuis, together with inv. nos. 180-185, 191-193); purchased, 1829. Moreover, alignment is portrait with a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which means that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The actor, painter Cornelis Troost was a European artist, whose art style can primarily be assigned to Baroque. The artist lived for a total of 54 years - born in 1696 and deceased in the year 1750.

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Jeronimus Tonneman, Amsterdam; his sale, Amsterdam, 21 October 1754 (Lugt 845), no. 4 (together with nos. 1-3 for 650 guilders to Harencarspel); François van Harencarspel, Amsterdam, 1754-1756; his sale, Amsterdam, 11 May 1756 (Lugt 922), no. 202 (together with nos. 199-201 for 640 guilders to Yver for Van der Marck); Johan van der Marck, Amsterdam, 1756-1773; his sale, Amsterdam, 25 August 1773 (Lugt 2189), no. 1 (together with the other three pastels for 1,000 guilders to Nijman); Jan Danser Nijman, Amsterdam (not in his sale, Amsterdam, 16 August 1797, at which the other three pastels from the series were sold); Jan Isaak de Neufville Brants (1768-1807), Amsterdam; his son, Jan Isaak de Neufville Brants (1800-1828); his sale, Amsterdam, 28 March 1829 (Lugt 11974), no. 6 (for 50 guilders to De Vries for the Mauritshuis, together with inv. nos. 180-185, 191-193); purchased, 1829

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