Lot Essay
On the basis of a photograph, Dr. Margaret Klinge dates the present lot to the early 1640s; she believes that the artist is here illustrating a Flemish proverb.
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A cat tended by an old woman being teased by rats in a farmyard
Details
David Teniers II (1610-1690)
A cat tended by an old woman being teased by rats in a farmyard
signed '.D.TENIERS.F'
oil on panel
14¼ x 21¼in. (36.2 x 54cm.)
A cat tended by an old woman being teased by rats in a farmyard
signed '.D.TENIERS.F'
oil on panel
14¼ x 21¼in. (36.2 x 54cm.)
Provenance
William, 1st Earl of Dudley, and 11th Baron Ward (1817-1885), and by descent to the present owner.