Daniel Seghers, 1644 - Bust of Constantijn Huygens Surrounded by a Garland of Flowers (1596–1687) - fine art print

What does the curator team of the Mauritshuis write about the 17th century artwork painted by Daniel Seghers? (© - Mauritshuis - Mauritshuis)

Gift of the painter to Constantijn Huygens, The Hague, in or after 1644; his son, Lodewijk Huygens, 1687-1699; his son, Constantijn Huygens IV, 1699-1739; his daughter, Susanna Louise van Wassenaer-Huygens, wife of Willem baron van Wassenaer van Ruijven, 1739-1785; her inventory, 1785 (under the letter f as ‘Dezelve [Constantijn Huygens] borstbeeld in ’t graauw in een krans van bloemen op koper’); sold by her heirs as part of the Huygenshuis to Jacob Verheye van Citters, 1786; sold as part of the Huygenshuis to Johannes Goldberg, 1800; his sale, Huygenshuis, The Hague, 22 April-3 May 1828 (Lugt 11715), paintings sold on 3 May, no. 6 (as ‘Idem [Constantijn Huygens] in eenen bloemenkrans, door pater Zeghers, op koper, in verg. lijst.’); probably purchased at this sale by jonkheer Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle, The Hague and Moyland, 1828-1846; his heirs (see Taxation der Gemälde auf Schloss Moyland, 1906, no number, as ‘von Seghers, Blumenstück 1500,-’); private collection, The Netherlands; acquired with the support of the BankGiro Lottery and H.B. van der Ven, 2018

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The classic art artwork named "Bust of Constantijn Huygens Surrounded by a Garland of Flowers (1596–1687)" was created by the male Dutch artist Daniel Seghers. The 370 year-old version of the painting was made with the size: height: 86 cm width: 63 cm | height: 33,9 in width: 24,8 in. Oil on copper on panel was applied by the European artist as the technique for the work of art. The artwork's inscription is the following: "signed and dated: D.niel.Seghers. Soc.tis Jesu 1644inscription: CONSTANTERbears inscription: Steen[gracht]bears inscription: 30". This piece of art can be viewed in in the Mauritshuis's 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). Additionally, the artpiece has the following creditline: Gift of the painter to Constantijn Huygens, The Hague, in or after 1644; his son, Lodewijk Huygens, 1687-1699; his son, Constantijn Huygens IV, 1699-1739; his daughter, Susanna Louise van Wassenaer-Huygens, wife of Willem baron van Wassenaer van Ruijven, 1739-1785; her inventory, 1785 (under the letter f as ‘Dezelve [Constantijn Huygens] borstbeeld in ’t graauw in een krans van bloemen op koper’); sold by her heirs as part of the Huygenshuis to Jacob Verheye van Citters, 1786; sold as part of the Huygenshuis to Johannes Goldberg, 1800; his sale, Huygenshuis, The Hague, 22 April-3 May 1828 (Lugt 11715), paintings sold on 3 May, no. 6 (as ‘Idem [Constantijn Huygens] in eenen bloemenkrans, door pater Zeghers, op koper, in verg. lijst.’); probably purchased at this sale by jonkheer Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle, The Hague and Moyland, 1828-1846; his heirs (see Taxation der Gemälde auf Schloss Moyland, 1906, no number, as ‘von Seghers, Blumenstück 1500,-’); private collection, The Netherlands; acquired with the support of the BankGiro Lottery and H.B. van der Ven, 2018. Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait with a ratio of 1 : 1.4, meaning that the length is 29% shorter than the width. The priest, painter, botanical illustrator Daniel Seghers was an artist, whose artistic style can be classified as Baroque. The Dutch painter was born in 1590 in Antwerp, Antwerpen province, Flanders, Belgium and died at the age of 71 in 1661 in Antwerp, Antwerpen province, Flanders, Belgium.

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