18th century portrait of the German Flautist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz

c.1750

Follower of Enoch Seeman the Younger German, (1694-1744) Portrait of Gilbert Sympkin Oil on canvas Image size: 29.25 inches x 24.5 inches Size including frame: 38 inches x 33.25 inches A fine three quarter length portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Gilbert Simpkin (Sympkin), follower of Enoch Seeman the younger, C1720. The portrait is set in a feigned sculptured oval cartouche, a device used to give a sense of depth. The sitter is depicted wearing a fashionable blue jacket and matching waistcoat with a white chemise and lace jabot. He wears a powdered wig in the fashionable style of the day and is posed holding his hat under his left arm with the fingers of his right hand stretched out. At court, long fingers signified wealth, culture and intelligence. The painting has clearly been executed by an artist of great ability who has been influenced by Enoch Seeman the younger. Gilbert Simpkin (Sympkin) was born in London on 24 August 1683, the son of John Simpkin and Susannah Butler. His grandfather was also called Gilbert Simpkin. He entered Oxford University in 1700 where he studied at St John’s College. In 1702, he became a student of Middle Temple, which at the time was one of the world’s most important centres of legal education. He later settled in Plymouth and then Bristol. He died in Bristol on 15 May, 1744 and was buried at Bristol Cathedral. He remained unmarried and the portrait may well have been commissioned to commemorate when he was first Called to the Bar or perhaps had established his own practice. Enoch Seeman or Seemann the younger was born in Danzig, Germany now Gdansk, Poland in 1694. His father was Enoch Seeman Senior, an artist of Flemish origin and his brothers Isaac, Noah and Abraham also became artists. He came to London with his father and brothers around 1704 and established himself as a portrait artist. From 1717 he became painter to the Royal court painting...

This intriguing mid 18th-century German oil painting depicts Dr Johann David Wechsler, a respected civic figure. Painted around 1760, when Wechsler was in his early 30s, it presents ...

The Marquis des Reaulx attributed to Nicolas de Largilliere. Circa 1730 Oil on canvas. Unsigned but carrying the Marquis des Reaulx coat of arms. Nicolas de Largilliere rarely signed...

Copy of an 18th Century portrait of Russian royal Pavel Pavlovic in a brown suit showing him in seated at desk in front of statue of a lady with a simple dark gold frame Condition: ...

Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1750-1811) was an English portrait painter and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Justly celebrated in his lifetime he won several...

A large beautifully hand painted oil painting of an English gentleman, possibly a lord or duke. Set in the country side with trees and foliage, typical English landscape. Surrounded ...

18th century portrait of a gentleman oil on canvas.  

This painting is a replica of a painting of a museum potriat painting The portrait showcases the style of the 18th century. ) Kurfürst von Hessen. The framed portrait The image is ...

French Louis XVI (18th Cent) oil painting portrait of a young man in a brown jacket leaning on a table with papers in a stripped carved frame (att: JEAN-MARC NATTIER) (companion port...

A fine eighteenth-century portrait of an aristocratic gentleman wearing a smart black coat, white cravat, and white waistcoat. This portrait was acquired as part of a pair; the other...