Frederik de Moucheron Emden 1633 - 1686 Amsterdam, and Jan van Huchtenburg Haarlem 1647 - 1733 Amsterdam

Anonymous sale ("The Property of a New York Private Collector"), New York, Sotheby's, 7 April 1989, lot 78 for $16,000;
With Galleria Caretto, Turin, 1989;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Turin, Galleria Caretto, 30a Mostra Maestri Fiamminghi ed Olandesi del XVI-XVII secolo [...], 10 November - 10 December 1989, no. 33.

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The original canvas is lined. The lining has degraded leaving the paint layer raised and unstable. Minor paint losses visible in the sky upper and central left. Some of the darker passages, e.g. the foreground, have been compromised. There are discoloured retouchings in the hillside, upper left."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Although Adriaen van de Velde would normally paint the staffage for De Moucheron's landscapes, from 1676 onwards Van Huchtenburg is documented as a citizen of Amsterdam, where he must have known Frederik de Moucheron as they were both members of the Guild of St. Luke there. This work was evidently executed between this date and 1686, when De Moucheron died.