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Portrait of Maria Sobieska, standing half-length, in a cartouche surrounded by Mercury, Minerva, three putti symbolizing the arts, and a still life of flowers and fruit
Details
Nicolas van den Bergh (?Antwerp 1725-1774)
Portrait of Maria Sobieska, standing half-length, in a cartouche surrounded by Mercury, Minerva, three putti symbolizing the arts, and a still life of flowers and fruit
signed and dated 'NVBergh pinx 1748' (lower right)
oil on panel
19 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (48.6 x 38.4 cm.)
Portrait of Maria Sobieska, standing half-length, in a cartouche surrounded by Mercury, Minerva, three putti symbolizing the arts, and a still life of flowers and fruit
signed and dated 'NVBergh pinx 1748' (lower right)
oil on panel
19 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (48.6 x 38.4 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 26 October 1989, lot 212 (sold £6,800).
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