LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on copper

Measurements:

20.08 in. (51.00 cm.) (height) by 25.98 in. (66.00 cm.) (width)

Literature:

U. Härting, . Frans Francken der J . ü . ngere , Freren 1989, vol. II, p. 266, cat. no. 128, reproduced in colour pl. 26 (as Francken the Younger and studio [Govaerts?];. C.L. Virdis and D. Banzato, . Fiamminghi: arte fiamminga e olandese del Seicento nella Repubblica Veneta , Milan 1990, p. 110, under cat. no. 39, reproduced (as Francken the Younger and studio);. U. Härting and K. Borms,. Abraham Govaerts: der Waldmaler (1589-1626) , Habichtswald 2003, p. 153, cat. no. 145, reproduced fig. 139 (as Francken the Younger and Govaerts

Provenance:

Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Christie's, 27 April 1934, lot 57 (as circle of Brueghel and Van Balen), for £36-15s. to Borman;. Anonymous sale, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 23-24 April 1974, lot 35 (as attributed to Jan Brueghel and Pieter van Balen);. Private collection, Wichelen