Lot Essay
Muller is best known for his depiction of cavalry battles in the manner of the Utrecht painters Dirck and Martin Stoop. This is the only known portrait by the artist.
A Group Portrait of four Children, full length, with a dog in a landscape
Details
Jacob Muller (active 1645-1673)
A Group Portrait of four Children, full length, with a dog in a landscape
signed and dated 'J. Muller.f.1657' (lower left)
oil on canvas
50¼ x 66½in. (127.7 x 168.9cm.)
A Group Portrait of four Children, full length, with a dog in a landscape
signed and dated 'J. Muller.f.1657' (lower left)
oil on canvas
50¼ x 66½in. (127.7 x 168.9cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. J.H. Thornton, Toorak, Australia, 1934.