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Cornelis Pietersz. Bega Haarlem circa 1631/2-1664
Description
- Cornelis Pietersz. Bega
- a tavern interior with peasants making music and children playing in the foreground
- oil on panel
Provenance
De Vries, Leeuwarden, 27 September 1874, by whom sold to
Jonkheer Victor E.L. de Stuers (1843-1916), The Hague/Paris (for 402,70 florins), thence by descent to Mrs. Gatacre-de Stuers, Kasteel de Wiersse, Vorden, by whom sold, London, Christie's, 26 November 1965, lot 18, to the present owner.
Exhibited
The Hague,Paleis Noordeinde, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen van Oude Meesters ten behoeve der watersnoodlijdenden, 1881, cat. no. 74;
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Exposition Néerlandaise des Tableaux Anciens, 1882, cat. no. 7;
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Schilderijen van Oude Meesters, 1890, cat. no. 6;
The Hague, Kunstzaal Kleikamp, Tentoonstelling van Oude Kunst, 1914, cat. no. 9;
Arnhem, Gemeentemuseum, on loan after 1916 (cat. no. 57);
Wiesbaden, Museum Wiesbaden, 5 Sammler - 5 Meinungen, 8 April-27 May 1973;
Unknown place, Tentoonstelling van kunstwerken van oude meesters, cat. no. 302 (the last two according to labels on the reverse).
Literature
V.E.L. de Stuers, Collection de M. le Chevalier V. de Stuers,... à La Haye, 1898;
V.E.L. de Stuers, Manuscript catalogue Victor de Stuers,1915, cat. no. 53.