Lot Essay
Laquy worked in Amsterdam where he produced copies after Dou and Metsu. He also supplied the staffage for the landscapes of Wybrand Hendricks.
A Doctor casting the Waters at a Casement; and An Apothecary's Assistant in a Chemist's with a Monkey at a Casement
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Willem Joseph Laquy I (1738-1798)
A Doctor casting the Waters at a Casement; and An Apothecary's Assistant in a Chemist's with a Monkey at a Casement
the first indistinctly signed and dated (strengthened) 'Laqui f.1760' (on the cornice), the second indistinctly signed and dated 'Laqui.1760' (under the monkey), both with inscriptions 'GVI.. 1780'
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 3/8in. (47 x 39cm.)
a pair (2)
A Doctor casting the Waters at a Casement; and An Apothecary's Assistant in a Chemist's with a Monkey at a Casement
the first indistinctly signed and dated (strengthened) 'Laqui f.1760' (on the cornice), the second indistinctly signed and dated 'Laqui.1760' (under the monkey), both with inscriptions 'GVI.. 1780'
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 3/8in. (47 x 39cm.)
a pair (2)