Lot Essay
A drawing by Jan Erasmus Quellinus with an almost identical composition, possibly a preliminary drawing for the present painting, is in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow (fig. 1).
.jpg?w=1)
Jacob and his family on the way to Canaan
Details
Jan Erasmus Quellinus (Antwerp 1634-1715 Mechelen)
Jacob and his family on the way to Canaan
indistinctly signed and dated 'IE.Quellinus.pict / a. cui...cueiis(?) Coos. Ma. / F. A°.1687.' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
223.5 x 142.5 cm.
Jacob and his family on the way to Canaan
indistinctly signed and dated 'IE.Quellinus.pict / a. cui...cueiis(?) Coos. Ma. / F. A°.1687.' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
223.5 x 142.5 cm.