David de Coninck Antwerp circa 1644 - in or after 1701 Brussels

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Description

David de Coninck
A still life of pigeons, rabbits, a cat, a chicken and a guinea pig in a farmyard setting
oil on canvas, brushed on the reverse: Proprieta dell'illmo sigr Marchese Campana/David De Coninck and brushed on the reverse of stretcher: N553

Provenance

Marchese Campana.

Catalogue Note

This composition is known in two other versions: the first, with some minor differences, sold London, Christie's, 4 July 1997, lot 283; and the second, again with some minor differences, offered in London, Sotheby's, 6 July 2000, lot 139.

We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistoriches Documentatie for confirming the attribution following first hand inspection.