Lot Essay
The traditional identification of this church is confused by the fact that Saint Peter's Church in Leiden has no tower.
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An imposing gothic church, said to be the Saint Peter's Church in Leiden
Details
Johannes Abrahamsz. Beerstraaten (Amsterdam 1622-1666)
An imposing gothic church, said to be the Saint Peter's Church in Leiden
with inscription 'de toorn en Kerck tot Leyden. door Beercestraten geteeckent. anno 1662.'
black lead, grey wash, fragmentary watermark foolscap with three balls, pen and brown ink framing lines
9¾ x 12 3/8 in. (247 x 310 mm.)
An imposing gothic church, said to be the Saint Peter's Church in Leiden
with inscription 'de toorn en Kerck tot Leyden. door Beercestraten geteeckent. anno 1662.'
black lead, grey wash, fragmentary watermark foolscap with three balls, pen and brown ink framing lines
9¾ x 12 3/8 in. (247 x 310 mm.)
Provenance
An unidentified 18th Century collector's mount with inscriptions 'N:o 147. Beerstraaten. Port 94 26.'
Tzar Paul I (L. 2061).
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, with associated stamps in cyrillic; Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 13.
L. Delatigny (L. 1768).
Anonymous sale; Basel, 24 January 1970.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 April 1986, lot 121 (as Jean Anthonie Beerstraaten).
Tzar Paul I (L. 2061).
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, with associated stamps in cyrillic; Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 13.
L. Delatigny (L. 1768).
Anonymous sale; Basel, 24 January 1970.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 April 1986, lot 121 (as Jean Anthonie Beerstraaten).