From the collection of
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian
Title: The Merry Toper
Creator: Follower of Hans von Aachen
Date Created: 1552–1615
Medium:oil on canvas
Size:76 x 64.5 cm. (29.9 x 25.4 in.)
Type: painting
A letter from the 3rd Earl to his agent, John Clerk, dated 30 June 1649, lists a large number of desired items, including 'the picture of Hans von Acle.' It is unclear whether Lothian ever managed to acquire this painting; in a letter from September 1649 he wrote: 'divers things I miss... I did assuredly expect Hans van Akle and I did not thinke you would have stood wt me for sutch a matter.' But in a note written by Clerk after 1658, he records: 'Memor off what the Earle off Lothian hath of myne - 1 June 1652 - A fyne pictur off hans wanacle his head originall worth 200 Livre Though the present painting does not appear to be mentioned in later records, it is just possible that it is the work referred to in these early sources.
1. All sources cited in R. Wenley, The Lothian Picture Collection: History and Context, M.Litt. diss., University of St Andrews, 1990, pp. 42-43, 47.
Hans von Aachen
1552 - Mar 4, 1615
Hans von Aachen, was a German mannerist painter.
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