Lot Essay
The reverses of the supports are branded with the collector's mark of King Charles I
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Cornelis van Poelenburgh (c.1586-1667)
Details
Cornelis van Poelenburgh (c.1586-1667)
Italianate Landscapes with Diana and Callisto with a Goatherd near a ruined Castle
8 5/8 x 10¼in. (22 x 26cm.) and
8¾ x 10¼in. (22.2 x 26cm.)a pair
Italianate Landscapes with Diana and Callisto with a Goatherd near a ruined Castle
8 5/8 x 10¼in. (22 x 26cm.) and
8¾ x 10¼in. (22.2 x 26cm.)a pair
Provenance
King Charles I of England (1600-1649)
The Duke of Hamilton, Hamilton Palace; Christie's, 17 June 1882, lot 57 (53 gns. to Pollen)
Albert Brassey, Heythrop, Oxfordshire; Christie's, 15 April 1921, lot 51 (48gns. to Fritze)
with Agnew's
The Duke of Hamilton, Hamilton Palace; Christie's, 17 June 1882, lot 57 (53 gns. to Pollen)
Albert Brassey, Heythrop, Oxfordshire; Christie's, 15 April 1921, lot 51 (48gns. to Fritze)
with Agnew's
Literature
A. van der Doort, Catalogue of the Collections of Charles I, (ed. O. Millar), The Walpole Society, XXXVII, 1960, pp.63 and 223