John Closterman (Osnabrück 1660-1711 London)
John Closterman (Osnabrück 1660-1711 London)

Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape

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John Closterman (Osnabrück 1660-1711 London)
Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape
oil on canvas
49 5/8 x 39 in. (126.3 x 99.2 cm.)
Provenance
By descent through the sitter's family, Acrise Place, Folkestone, Kent.
with M. Bernard, London; Christie’s, London, 12 March 1943, lot 127, as 'Kneller' (16 gns. to Bagnell).
Mrs A. H. Papillon, Acrise Place, Kent.
Anonymous sale; John German Auctioneers, 11 December 1985, lot 524.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 21 March 2001, lot 26, as 'John Baptist Closterman' (£11,500).
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 9 December 2009, lot 5, as 'John Baptist Closterman' (£9,840).
Literature
A. Oswald, 'Acrise Place Kent', Country Life, 15 August 1957, p. 303, fig. 10, as 'Michael Dahl'.
M. Rogers, ‘John and John Baptiste Closterman: A Catalogue of their Works’, Walpole Society, 1983, XLIX, no. 72, p. 255.
Sale room notice
Please note that the 2001 Sotheby’s provenance given in the catalogue applies to another version of the picture.

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