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Jacob Fransz. van der Merck (Saint-Gravendel 1610 - 1664 Leiden)

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Jacob Fransz. van der Merck  (Saint-Gravendel 1610 - 1664 Leiden)
Jacob Fransz. van der Merck (Saint-Gravendel 1610 - 1664 Leiden) Portrait of a Youth and a Girl, in shepherds' dress w/ hound, bottom right signed, dated & w/ the age of the girl;"Aet6/.. Merck. f/165."; oil on canvas, 94,5 x 104 cm, w/ frame, (Wo).€ 16.000 - 20.000 US $ 15.840 - 19.800 Jacob van der Merck, 1631 master of the St Lucas guild of Delft, 1636 member of the St Lucas guild of Den Haag, 1640 that of Dordrecht. From 1658 until his demise he worked as a portrait- and genre painter in Leiden. A talented painter, his charming and casual portraits were much sought-after. The present painting is typical of his middle years and done in the charming manner popular in 17th cent. Holland, where children were often depicted in Arcadian dress. The present painting is influenced by the paintings of the Cuyp family..