Sale 8555
London, South Kensington
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27 October 1999
Price realised
GBP 5,750
Estimate
Attributed to Herman van der Mijn (1684-1741) Unequal Love extensively inscribed on a piece of paper (lower left) oil on canvas, unframed 30 x 25 in. (77 x 63.5 cm.)
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Another version of the present picture is in the Landesmuseum, Mnster.
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