Lot Essay
The verso of the first drawing would seem to be another hand
Details
Circle of Philips Koninck (1619-1688)
The Finding of Moses (recto); a Smith and his Assistant at Work (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines (recto); black lead (verso), countermark PD
193 x 229 mm.; a drawing of the Beheading of St. John by another hand, 145 x 111 mm.; and a study of a family by a follower of Rembrandt, 115 x 152 mm. (3)
The Finding of Moses (recto); a Smith and his Assistant at Work (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines (recto); black lead (verso), countermark PD
193 x 229 mm.; a drawing of the Beheading of St. John by another hand, 145 x 111 mm.; and a study of a family by a follower of Rembrandt, 115 x 152 mm. (3)
Provenance
(1) An unidentified English collector's inscription on the 18th Century mount '7.H.W.Lh.14' and 'No.43 10/6 (crossed out) 'see the other side')1d/1-6'
(2) Anon.sale, P. Brandt, Amsterdam, 1967
(3) with B. Houthakker, Amsterdam
(2) Anon.sale, P. Brandt, Amsterdam, 1967
(3) with B. Houthakker, Amsterdam
Exhibited
(1-2) Bonn/Saarbrücken/Bochum, 1968/9, nos. 81-2 (1 as Ph. Koninck)
(1) Rheydt, 1971, no. 46 (as Ph. Koninck)
(2) Nijmegen, 1965, no. 29 (as P. Koninck)
(1) Rheydt, 1971, no. 46 (as Ph. Koninck)
(2) Nijmegen, 1965, no. 29 (as P. Koninck)