Juriaen Ovens (1623-1678)

A deathbed effigy of a child lying on a sculpted bed, decorated with a winged hour glass in a laurel surround, a putto throwing rose petals nearby

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Juriaen Ovens (1623-1678)
A deathbed effigy of a child lying on a sculpted bed, decorated with a winged hour glass in a laurel surround, a putto throwing rose petals nearby
oil on canvas
65 x 76.5 cm
in a contemporary ebonised frame

Lot Essay

The attribution has been kindly suggested by Professor W. Sumowski in a letter of 1 March 1996, judging from a photograph. He dates it circa 1660.

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