Lot Essay
The design is presumably taken from a 17th century Dutch etching.
A similar panel from the Essayan Collection, Lisbon, decorated in grisaille with a different scene, was sold in Amsterdam 25 November 1974, lot 158 and again in Monaco, 9 February 1981, lot 967
A similar panel from the Essayan Collection, Lisbon, decorated in grisaille with a different scene, was sold in Amsterdam 25 November 1974, lot 158 and again in Monaco, 9 February 1981, lot 967