Lot 40 · Old Master & British Pictures
Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the cartographer Willem Janz Blaeu (Uitgeest or Alkmaar 1571-1638 Amsterdam), three-quarter-length, in a black jerkin and white ruff, by a green draped table with a Blaeu celestial globe, compass and map
Dutch School, Early 20th Century · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Pictures, London (South Kensington) · 31 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 40 x 29½ in. (101.7 x 75 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5514413
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dutch School, Early 20th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the cartographer Willem Janz Blaeu (Uitgeest or Alkmaar 1571-1638 Amsterdam), three-quarter-length, in a black jerkin and white ruff, by a green draped table with a Blaeu celestial globe, compass and map. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5514413.
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Dutch School, Early 20th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the cartographer Willem Janz Blaeu (Uitgeest or Alkmaar 1571-1638 Amsterdam), three-quarter-length, in a black jerkin and white ruff, by a green draped table with a Blaeu celestial globe, compass and map. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5514413.
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