Attributed to Isaac de Moucheron

Probably in the possession of the van Bleysweyck family at the beginning of the eighteenth century;
by inheritance in 1734 to Baron Hendrick van Slingelandt (1702-1759);
thence by descent to the present owners

Hinge mounted to a modern mount. Both sheets are in very good condition with only a small light brown stain to the sky in one. The medium remains fresh and vibrant throughout both works.
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Moucheron was the earliest in a line of Amsterdam-based artists who provided the integrated decorative schemes for the canal houses of wealthy merchants, right up until the early 19th century, a baton taken up in particular by Jurriaan Andriessen, to whom these charming designs have also previously been attributed.