The interior of a Gothic cathedral looking east

Details

Attributed to Pieter Neefs II (Antwerp 1620-after 1675)
The interior of a Gothic cathedral looking east
oil on panel
14¼ x 20¾ in. (36.2 x 52.6 cm.)

Provenance

Count Bernardi 'procureur du Roi Charles X at Bordeaux'.
Beriah Botfield (1807-1863), by 1848, by whom bequeathed to the Thynne family.

Literature

B. Botfield, Catalogue of Pictures in the possession of Beriah Botfield Esq. at Norton Hall, London 1848, p. 35, 'Interior of a Flemish Church. The figures by F. Francks', as signed.
B. Botfield, Catalogue of Pictures at Norton Hall, London, 1863, p. 26.

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Lot Essay

The composition was a type devised by Pieter Neefs I and repeated with minor differences in a number of versions by himself and his son. The architecture is imaginary, although loosely based on that of Antwerp cathedral; other examples include the pictures sold in these Rooms, 26 October 1984, lot 54; and 16 December 1998, lot 115. The figures in the present work, which are clearly by another hand, are close to Frans Francken II.

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