Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for suggesting the attribution to the artist after examining the picture in the original.
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A hen protecting her chickens from a hawk, by a ruin
Details
Jan Griffier II (active London 1738-1773)
A hen protecting her chickens from a hawk, by a ruin
oil on canvas
116.1 x 99.2 cm.
A hen protecting her chickens from a hawk, by a ruin
oil on canvas
116.1 x 99.2 cm.
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, 8 July 1992, lot 269, as Circle of Willem van Royen.
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