Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021
Paintings
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
About this Item
Portraits of Jean Baptiste Lievens and His Wife, two
each inscribed with biographical information in French on labels adhered to the reverse
oil on canvas
each 53,5 by 44cm excluding frame; 64,5 by 54,5 by 5cm including frame
Notes
Jean Baptiste Lievens
Born: 18 September 1761 - Dunkerque
Died: 24 October 1828 - Dunkerque
His parent’s names are also given
Lievens appears to have been a prominent Civil Servant and served as:
Lawyer in the Parliament of Flanders
Judge at the Customs Court of Dunkirk
Administrator of the Civil/General Hospital amongst other positions
Married: May 1783
Wife’s name: Jeanne Thérèse Felicité de Clerck
Born: 26 Illegible 1768 - Dunkerque
Died: 5 November 1832 - Dunkerque
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