Lot Essay
The present composition appears to derive from Teniers' picture in the National Gallery, London (inv. no. 155).
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The tax collector
Details
Circle of David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Bruxelles)
The tax collector
with signature 'D TENIERS' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60.3 x 75.4 cm.
The tax collector
with signature 'D TENIERS' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60.3 x 75.4 cm.
Provenance
Baron Foeth, Rouen des Mallets; collection de Escale (according to an old label on reverse).
with Durand-Ruel, Paris (according to a label on reverse).
with Durand-Ruel, Paris (according to a label on reverse).
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