A cavalry skirmish between Christians and Turks

Details

Simon Johannes van Douw (Antwerp c. 1630-after 1677)
A cavalry skirmish between Christians and Turks
oil on panel
57.2 x 83.1 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 July 1945, lot 80 as J. Lingelbach (£21 to Boehm).
Lord Hastings, Norfolk.
George F. Harding Museum, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago; Sotheby's, New York, 13 March 1985, lot 98.

Special notice

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

We are grateful to Mrs. Marijke de Kinkelder of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague for confirming the attribution to Van Douw on the basis of a photograph (verbal communication, 16 March 2007).

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