Lot 7 , Attributed to Jan Albertsz Rootius (Dutch, 1624-1666), Half length portraits of a nobleman and his wife, oils on canvas, a pair, 82 x 69cm

Attributed to Jan Albertsz Rootius (Dutch, 1624-1666)
Half length portraits of a nobleman and his wife
oils on canvas, a pair
82 x 69cm
£2,500-4,500

Condition:
Both oils on canvas relined many years ago, his canvas remains tight and very dirty with a fine but stable craquelure running throughout the paint, light white surface dirt marks showing, both portraits painted within ornate scrolling cartouches, old moulded mahogany frames with attribution labels, she with horizontal lines running across the canvas suggesting that at one time it may have been rolled up, slightly raised at the very top and with some paint flaking across the middle.