Attributed to Gonzales Coques
(Flemish, 1614-1684)

"Pendant Portraits of a Man and a Woman"

oils on copper
unsigned.
Framed alike.
each 8-1/4" x 6-3/8", framed 14-1/4" x 12-1/4"

Provenance: Possibly Sale of Citoyen Lebrun, Paris, May 1803, lot 39.

Condition consistent with age and materials. Darkening and unevenness to the varnish layer and minor surface abrasions to both. Layer of surface dirt to both. Lady: Rubbing to upper edge; small scattered losses to dress and in one spot on the neck ruff. Man: Visible inpainting repair to the sitter's middle and in the upper left corner. Unevenness to the copper surface. Both frames with nicks, abrasions, small losses and separation in corners.