A peasant woman carrying a goat

Details

Attributed to Nicolaes Berchem (Haarlem 1620-1683 Amsterdam)
A peasant woman carrying a goat
oil on canvas laid down on panel
5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (14.6 x 7.9 cm.)

Provenance

Edward Cheney of Badger Hall, Shropshire.
Christie's, London, 29 April 1885, lot 119 as 'N. Berchem' (2 gns. to Speed).
H. Fearnside Speed.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This study of a female peasant carrying a goat relates to the figure in the foreground of the picture by Berchem, recorded in the collection of Baron Nathaniel von Rothschild by 1926 and sold in these Rooms on the 12th December 1980, lot 57 (see fig. 1).

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