Lot 105
105
Circle of Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot (1586-1666)

Details
Circle of Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot (1586-1666)

Peasants resting near Buildings from their work in Bleaching Fields with Villagers at a Market beyond

oil on panel
17¼ x 21¾in. (43.8 x 55.3cm.)
Provenance
bought by J. B. Smith in 1831 (according to an old label on the reverse).

Lot Essay

Based on 'Summer', one of The Four Seasons engraved by
Jan van der Velde II in 1617. The present composition which is in the same sense as van der Velde's print, has numerous differences from that image.