Lot Essay
We are grateful to Fred Meijer, of the RKD, The Hague, for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs.
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The Virgin and Child surrounded by a garland of flowers
Details
Attributed to Jan Breughel II (Antwerp 1601-1678) and Attributed to Hendrik van Balen I (Antwerp 1575-1632)
The Virgin and Child surrounded by a garland of flowers
oil on copper
18 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. (45.9 x 36.6 cm.)
The Virgin and Child surrounded by a garland of flowers
oil on copper
18 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. (45.9 x 36.6 cm.)
Provenance
E.R. Rolph, Toronto, by 1929 (according to an inscription to the reverse).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 April 1995, lot 5 as 'attributed to Jan Breughel and Pieter van Avont'.
Private Collection, USA, 1995-1996.
with Rafael Valls Ltd., London, from whom purchased by the late Mrs. Barbara Overland.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 April 1995, lot 5 as 'attributed to Jan Breughel and Pieter van Avont'.
Private Collection, USA, 1995-1996.
with Rafael Valls Ltd., London, from whom purchased by the late Mrs. Barbara Overland.
Special notice
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