Parrot tulips, roses, lilies, an iris and other flowers in a niche on a stone shelf, with shells, cherries, a lizard, a stag beetle, a kingfisher, butterflies, a dragonfly, a bee, a grasshopper and other insects in a recess
Details
Jacob Marrel (Utrecht 1614-1681 Frankfurt)
Parrot tulips, roses, lilies, an iris and other flowers in a niche on a stone shelf, with shells, cherries, a lizard, a stag beetle, a kingfisher, butterflies, a dragonfly, a bee, a grasshopper and other insects in a recess
with signature 'R.R.' (lower right)
oil on panel
37.3/8 x 27 in. (94.9 x 68.6 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Bukowski, Stockholm, 8 November 1967, lot 193, where purchased by the father of the present owners.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution.