Dutch School 18th Century

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Description

diana and her nymphs
signed and dated, lower left: J (or P) B (in ligature) a (or o?) ulij p. 1711.
gouache, within gold framing lines, on vellum laid down on panel

Provenance

Sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 8 November 2000, lot 57

Catalogue Note

Were it not for the signature - which is difficult to decipher but is clearly not his - this gouache could very reasonably have been attributed to Richard van Orley, to whose style it is extremely similar.