Claes Jacobsz. Tol

Bachofen Collection, Basel, by the mid-19th century or earlier;

Thence by descent until anonymously sold ("To be Sold by Order of the Executors of a Deceased's Estate"), London, Philips, 2 July 1996, lot 31;

With Daphne Alazraki, New York;

From whom acquired by the late collector, 2000.

Very little is known about Claes (or Nicolaes) Jacobsz. Tol, who was active in Utrecht and died in Siena. He painted several arcadian landscapes populated by nymphs and satyrs, of which the present work is a charming example, and strongly influenced by the style of his teacher, Cornelis van Poelenburgh.