Lot Essay
The figures depicted to the right of the composition relate to the story of the Prophet of Bethel, told in I Kings, XIII, vv. 11-32.
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A town in a wooded river landscape with huntsmen and other figures
Details
Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter (Antwerp c. 1570-1638 Amsterdam)
A town in a wooded river landscape with huntsmen and other figures
signed and dated 'G.DH A 1606' (lower right)
oil on panel
23 x 34 in. (29.6 x 86.3 cm.)
A town in a wooded river landscape with huntsmen and other figures
signed and dated 'G.DH A 1606' (lower right)
oil on panel
23 x 34 in. (29.6 x 86.3 cm.)
Provenance
Jonkheer J. van den Does der Willebois, Amsterdam (label on the reverse).
Anon. Sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 25 November 1989, lot 167 (sold 402,500 florins).
Anon. Sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 25 November 1989, lot 167 (sold 402,500 florins).