Willem Frederik van Royen (c.1645-1723)
Flowers in an urn on a ledge
signed and dated 'Guilgelmo Van Royen f 1700' (lower left)
oil on panel
9 x 7 in. (22.8 x 18.5 cm.)
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The artist initially trained under Anthonie van Ravesteyn in his native Haarlem before moving to Germany where he became painter to the court at Potsdam in 1689 and then director of the Academy in Berlin.