(Dutch, 1755-1834)
Wedding portraits, 1813, sitters identified verso as "Ettje Janssen Boelsums/geb.den 23 July 1794" and her husband "Jurjen Tjakkes Aapkens/den 16 Decem: 1791", each signed and dated "W. Lubbers/1813", oil on oak panel, largest 22 x 16-3/4 in.; matching 19th century gilt wood frames, 25 x 19-3/4 x 2 in.
Provenance: Collection of William W. Sauer, Virginia Beach, Virginia; sold to benefit the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia
Note: Ettje Boelsums married Jurjen Tjakkes Aapkens in April 1813, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Netherlands.
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Collection of William W. Sauer, Virginia Beach, Virginia; sold to benefit the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia
both panels with abrasion, surface dirt, craquelure, some convex warping, some flaking, she with loss to lower right corner' frames with wear
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