Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00000246About the Artwork
An extremely wealthy linen and silk merchant in Haarlem, Tieleman Roosterman was 36 years old when Frans Hals painted his portrait. Unlike many Dutch painters of the period, Hals favored strong, visible brushstrokes that convey the vitality of his sitters. Roosterman strikes a confident pose, his costume sober but luxurious: his sleeves are decorated with braid and buttons, and ribbon rosettes encircle the waist of his doublet. The rich black of his suit is offset by the broad linen collar and lace-edged cuffs—fashionable details befitting a successful cloth merchant.
Inscriptions
inscribed at upper right: ÆTAT SVÆ 36 / AN° 1634
Provenance
probably by 1866: Friedrich Jacob Gsell (b. 1811 or 1812 in Bischofweiler [Alsace], settled in Vienna circa 1850, died 1871) 1872: ([Georg Plach] Künstlerhause, Vienna, Friedrich Jacob Gsell sale, March 14, 1872 (and successive days), lot 40 ["Ein Bravourstück des genialen Meisters"; sold for 15,200 fl. to Plach, probably on behalf of Baron Anselm von Rothschild). 1872 - 1874: Baron Anselm Mayer von Rothschild (1803-1874), Vienna (inv. no. AR866) 1874 - 1911: Baron Albert von Rothschild (1844-1911), Vienna 1911 - 1938: Baron Alphonse von Rothschild (1878-1942), Vienna from 1938: In the possession of the Nazis. Stored initially at Kremsmünster (?); intended for the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria c. 1944 - May 1946: While in the possession of the Nazis, moved from Kremsmünster to the salt mines at Alt Aussee, where it was stored until released to the Austrian government in May 1946. 1947 - 1999: Recovered by Alphonse von Rothschild's widow, Clarice von Rothschild (1894-1967), and "donated" by her for display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. 9009) 1999: Restituted to the Heirs of Barons Alphonse and Louis von Rothschild 1999 -: (Christie's, London, Heirs of the Barons Alphonse and Louis von Rothschild sale, July 8, 1999, no. 219, to the Cleveland Museum of Art.) 1999-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Masterpieces of European Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Frick Collection, New York, NY (organizer) (November 8, 2006-January 28, 2007). Masterpieces of European Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood, OH (March 29-July 8, 2007). Frans Hals: The Male Portraits. The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (September 22, 2021-January 30, 2022) https://www.wallacecollection.org/art/exhibitions-displays/frans-hals-the-male-portrait/. Frans Hals. National Gallery, London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (September 30, 2023-January 21, 2024) https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/the-credit-suisse-exhibition-frans-hals; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (February 15-June 9, 2024); Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany (July 12-November 3, 2024).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 7, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581–1666)
- Date
- 1634
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 139 x 109 x 5.5 cm (54 3/4 x 42 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 117 x 87 cm (46 1/16 x 34 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
- Accession no.
- 1999.173
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