After Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraten

Emile Wolf, New York;
Thence by descent to the present owners.

Canvas is lined. The figure in the foreground reads well, though the details in the background have faded and are more difficult to read, especially in the darker colors. There is some scuffing along the edges, and a small spot of pigment lost on the bottom left quadrant though these are not too distracting. Inspection under UV is impeded due to a milky varnish, though there appears to be some scattered spots of retouching to the background, especially on the curtain at right. The painting is offered in an elaborately carved, gilded frame.
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Several versions of this composition are known, such as one in Museum Bredius, The Hague (inv. no. 118-1946). The primary version of this work by van Roestraten is in a private collection.