A swan, a mallard, a bittern, rabbits and fruits and vegetables, a landscape beyond

This painter of 'impressive still lifes of good quality' is the Jan van Kessel who has often understandably confused with his better known namesake from the celebrated Antwerp family (A. van der Willingen and F. Meijer A Dictionary of Dutch and Flemish Still-Life Painters Working in Oils, 1525-1725, Leiden, 2003, p. 122). Aside from obvious stylistic differences, both artists have a very distinct manner of signing, and the present artist has a growing oeuvre of about 30 works.

We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.