Lot Essay
A comparable painting with a man pulling a grotesque face was at Sotheby's, New York, 12 January 1995, lot 97.
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A soldier with a sword ready to strike
Details
Attributed to Jan Tilius (active in Leiden, The Hague and London 1678-1694)
A soldier with a sword ready to strike
oil on panel
15.2 x 12.3 cm.
A soldier with a sword ready to strike
oil on panel
15.2 x 12.3 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Lepke, Berlin, 22 March 1917, lot 44.
Anonymous sale; Lepke, Berlin, 27 October 1925, lot 78.
Anonymous sale; Lepke, Berlin, 27 October 1925, lot 78.
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