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Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) and Studio
Three Musicians
43 3/8 x 42in. (110.3 x 106.7cm.)
Three Musicians
43 3/8 x 42in. (110.3 x 106.7cm.)
Provenance
Sir Richard Worsley, Bt. (1751-1805), of Appuldurcombe House, Isle of Wight, British Resident at Venice.
Bequeathed to his niece, the Hon. Henrietta Bridgeman Simpson, who married in 1806 the Hon. Charles Pelham, who succeeded his father in 1823 as 2nd Baron Yarborough and was created in 1837 Earl of Yarborough and Baron Worsley, and by descent at 17 Arlington Street, London S.W.1. to Charles, 4th Earl of Yarborough; Christie's, 12 July 1929, lot 45; sold for 700gns. to Harvey on behalf of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, and by descent.
Bequeathed to his niece, the Hon. Henrietta Bridgeman Simpson, who married in 1806 the Hon. Charles Pelham, who succeeded his father in 1823 as 2nd Baron Yarborough and was created in 1837 Earl of Yarborough and Baron Worsley, and by descent at 17 Arlington Street, London S.W.1. to Charles, 4th Earl of Yarborough; Christie's, 12 July 1929, lot 45; sold for 700gns. to Harvey on behalf of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, and by descent.
Literature
G.F. Waagen, Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain, London, 1857, p. 70 'The humour is as genuine as it is delightful; the colour of the greatest power and transparency; and the execution in a solid impasto, and altogether masterly'
M. Rooses, Jacob Jordaens. His Life and Work, London and New York, 1908, p. 82, illustrated on title page
L. van Puyvelde, Jordaens, Paris and Brussels, 1953, pp. 150 and 206
A.P. de Mirimonde, Les sujets de musique chez Jacob Jordaens, Jaarboek Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, 1969, pp. 233-4, fig. 32
M. Vandenven in the catalogue of the exhibition, Jacob Jordaens, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 27 March-27 June 1993, p. 202, fig. A63a
M. Rooses, Jacob Jordaens. His Life and Work, London and New York, 1908, p. 82, illustrated on title page
L. van Puyvelde, Jordaens, Paris and Brussels, 1953, pp. 150 and 206
A.P. de Mirimonde, Les sujets de musique chez Jacob Jordaens, Jaarboek Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, 1969, pp. 233-4, fig. 32
M. Vandenven in the catalogue of the exhibition, Jacob Jordaens, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 27 March-27 June 1993, p. 202, fig. A63a
Exhibited
London, British Institution, 1850, no. 156
Antwerp, Jacob Jordaens, 1905 (Album der tentoonstelling Jacob Jordaens, uitgegeven door het Uitvoerend Comiteit, fig. 61)
Antwerp, Jacob Jordaens, 1905 (Album der tentoonstelling Jacob Jordaens, uitgegeven door het Uitvoerend Comiteit, fig. 61)