Jacob Toorenvliet (1635/41-1719), The Concert, Oil On Canvas

Jacob Toorenvliet (1635/41-1719) The concert Oil on canvas Dimension: 47 x 39.5 cm Dimension with frame: 66 x 59 Provenance: Label on the back of the frame mentioning "collection Hulot n°69", in reference to a sale which took place on May 9-10, 1892, entitled "Catalogue of ancient and modern paintings making up the important collection of MA Hulot" Description of lot 69 of the catalogue: "the concert, a young woman standing, dressed in a yellow with a blue scarf, fingerboard of the harpsichord, two young people accompany him, one with the violin, the other with the flute. Signed JS 1663. Size 38 x 46 cm”. Measurement corresponding to the dimension of the work at sight (with the frame). The monogram and the date do not appear, this may be due to an old cleaning of the canvas. A confusion was possible concerning the monogram because Toorenvliet made himself T in form S. Anatole Auguste Hulot (1811-1891), is a French civil servant, who directed the company of manufacture of the first stamps of France from 1848 to 1876. He is the inventor of the first postage stamp of France thanks to his mastery of electroplating. He will be a great lover of painting since at his sale after death we find in the catalog: Watteau, Chardin, Boucher, Roslin, Hubert Robert but also many Nordic Masters such as Lucas Cranach, Breughel, Flinck, Gryef, Ruysdael, Savery … Reference: - Photo 9 is the engraving of the painting by Georg Friedrich Schmidt after Jacob Toorenvliet. - To report a variant of the work went on sale on 16/11/2006 at Christie's Amsterdam, lot 71. The painting nevertheless seems of less good quality and a dog has been added to the foot of the woman. - Photo 10 corresponds to a painting by Jacob Toorenvliet sold at Sotheby's on April 24, 2007, lot N° 235. We can see the similarities in the treatment of the woman and the man. Whether it's the outfit, the posture or the rendering of the materials. Jacob Toorenvliet is a Dutch painter of the golden age renowned for his genre scenes. After training with his father, a drawing teacher, he perfected his skills alongside Frans Van Mieris the elder then Gerard Dou, his father's son-in-law, until 1659, the year he left for a long trip to Europe. Toorenvliet is active in many cities during his career, mainly in Italy and the Netherlands. He was in Vienna in 1663, and in Rome for a commission in 1669. Toorenvliet became a member of the Bentvueghels and bore the nickname Jazon. He returned to Leiden in 1679 and became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke of Leiden, and held many positions there from 1695 to 1712. In addition, he was the co-founder of the Leiden Academy of Drawing in 1694 with Willem van Mieris and Carel de Moor. He died in Oegstgeest in 1719.