Lot Essay
Compare with the signed picture in the Musées Royaux des Beaux Arts, Antwerp (L.J. Bol, Die Holländische Marinemalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts, 1973, p.107, fig.106), where dated in the 1650's.
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A Dutch merchantman under attack offshore
Details
Hendrick van Anthonissen (1605-circa 1655)
A Dutch merchantman under attack offshore
oil on panel, oval
19.5 x 26.8 cm
A Dutch merchantman under attack offshore
oil on panel, oval
19.5 x 26.8 cm
Provenance
C. Buma, Marssum (label on the reverse).
Bought by the father of the present owner at a Sale at Frederik Muller Amsterdam, circa 1940.
Bought by the father of the present owner at a Sale at Frederik Muller Amsterdam, circa 1940.