Jan van Kessel I (1626-1679)
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Jan van Kessel I (1626-1679)

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Jan van Kessel I (1626-1679)

Butterflies, Moths and Beetles

signed and dated (strengthened) 'J : V . Kessel . fecit anno . 1656' (lower right)
oil on panel
10 5/8 x 14 3/8in. (27 x 36.6cm.)
Provenance
with Richard Green (Annual Exhibition of Old Masters, 1976, no. 18, illustrated in colour).

Lot Essay

A version is in the Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, The Netherlands, (see their illustrated summary catalogue, 1992, p. 158, no. 1306).

We are grateful to R.I. Vane-Wright for his assistance in identifying the insects.

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