Lot Essay
The prototype, signed and dated 1671, oil on panel, 24 x 20 cm, has been in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, since 1899 (O. Naumann, Frans van Mieris The Elder, 1981, II, p.97, no.85, plate 85).
The subject is taken from I Kings:XIV.
The subject is taken from I Kings:XIV.