Lot Essay
Van Helmont based the present composition on the picture by David Teniers II in the Collection of the Dukes of Sutherland.
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Villagers celebrating a wedding feast outside a country tavern
Details
Matheus van Helmont (Antwerp 1623-1679 Brussels)
Villagers celebrating a wedding feast outside a country tavern
with signature 'D.Teniers.f.' (lower right)
oil on panel
57.2 x 85.1 cm.
Villagers celebrating a wedding feast outside a country tavern
with signature 'D.Teniers.f.' (lower right)
oil on panel
57.2 x 85.1 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale [To be sold by Order of the Executors of a Deceased's Estate]; Phillips, London, 1 July 1997, lot 25, where purchased by the present owners.
Special notice
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