Matthäus Terwesten (The Hague 1670–1757)

Allegory of fruitfulness, signed and dated lower centre: : M. TERWESTEN 1731, 90 x 87 cm, framed

Provenance:
northern German private collection.

Matthäus Terwesten was born into a well-known family of artists. After several years spent in Rome and Berlin, he settled in The Hague in 1699. A year later he was appointed regent of the Academy of Drawing in The Hague. Terwesten was a portrait and history painter and one of the most striking exponents of 18th-century Netherlandish Classicism.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
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Estimate:
EUR 12.000,- to EUR 15.000,-

Matthäus Terwesten (The Hague 1670–1757)


Allegory of fruitfulness, signed and dated lower centre: : M. TERWESTEN 1731, 90 x 87 cm, framed

Provenance:
northern German private collection.

Matthäus Terwesten was born into a well-known family of artists. After several years spent in Rome and Berlin, he settled in The Hague in 1699. A year later he was appointed regent of the Academy of Drawing in The Hague. Terwesten was a portrait and history painter and one of the most striking exponents of 18th-century Netherlandish Classicism.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

old.masters@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date:
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 06.10. - 17.10.2012