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EGBERT VAN HEEMSKERCK THE ELDER | A Quakers' Meeting
估價
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- A Quakers' Meeting
- Pen and brown ink and wash, over traces of black chalk;inscribed in brown ink, upper right: QVAKERJ.
- 269 by 174 mm
來源
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 25 March 1920, lot 74;
sale, London, Phillips, 11 December 1996, lot 80,
where purchased by the late owner
sale, London, Phillips, 11 December 1996, lot 80,
where purchased by the late owner
Condition
Laid down on a card backing. There is some very minor foxing and staining to areas of the sheet. Otherwise the work remains in fine condition throughout with the medium strong.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
A pupil of Pieter de Grebber, Egbert van Heemskerk settled in London around 1680 where he soon came under the patronage of the Earl of Rochester. The Quaker Meeting was a subject that the artist treated on several occasions, with paintings on this theme today housed in Powysland Museum, Welshpool,1 Saltram Park, Devon2 and perhaps most notably, Hampton Court Palace.3 Though the portrait format of the present drawing is somewhat at odds with the aforementioned paintings, which are all executed in a landscape format, the staffage and general architectural elements of the Hampton Court Palace painting and our drawing, can be very closely compared.
The composition of The Quaker Meeting is also known through the existence of numerous engravings after the Hampton Court Palace picture, two of which, by Carel Allard and Arthur Tooker, are today in the collection of the British Museum.4
1. Inv. no. 1983.184
2. Inv. no. 872129
3. C. White, The Dutch Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge and London 1982, pp. 46-47, no. 61, pl. 51, reproduced
4. G. Stephens and M. George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1870, nos. 155 and 156
The composition of The Quaker Meeting is also known through the existence of numerous engravings after the Hampton Court Palace picture, two of which, by Carel Allard and Arthur Tooker, are today in the collection of the British Museum.4
1. Inv. no. 1983.184
2. Inv. no. 872129
3. C. White, The Dutch Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge and London 1982, pp. 46-47, no. 61, pl. 51, reproduced
4. G. Stephens and M. George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1870, nos. 155 and 156