Lot Essay
The original composition by Frans van Mieris the Elder is in the Mauritshuis, The Hague.
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'Teasing the Pet'
Details
After Frans van Mieris the Elder
'Teasing the Pet'
oil on panel
12 x 9 3/16 in. 930.5 x 23.3 cm.)
'Teasing the Pet'
oil on panel
12 x 9 3/16 in. 930.5 x 23.3 cm.)
Provenance
with A.S. Drey, Munich, 1929.
with T. Harris, London, 1929.
with Knoedler & Co., London, 1932.
with T. Harris, London, 1929.
with Knoedler & Co., London, 1932.
Literature
Worcester Art Museum News Bulletin and Calendar, Worcester, MA, XVI, no. 6, March 1951, pp. 25-26.
R.E. Taggart, Handbook of the collections in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, 1973, p. 117.
O. Naumann, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Doornspijk, 1981, II, pp. 41-2, no. 35b, no. C35b, illustrated.
R.E. Taggart, Handbook of the collections in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, 1973, p. 117.
O. Naumann, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Doornspijk, 1981, II, pp. 41-2, no. 35b, no. C35b, illustrated.
Exhibited
Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Art Museum, Condition Excellent, March - April 1951, no. 15.
Kansas City, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Paintings of 17th Century Dutch interiors, December 1967 - January 1968, no. 13.
Kansas City, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Paintings of 17th Century Dutch interiors, December 1967 - January 1968, no. 13.
Special notice
This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.
Sale room notice
Please note the correct dimensions are 12 x 9 3/16 in. (30.5 x 23.3 cm.)