£2,000 - £3,000
CIRCLE CONSTANTIJN NETSCHER, THE HAGUE, 1668 - 1723, A 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
Portrait of twin sisters and a puppy in an architectural garden landscape with putti water fountain, peacock and urn of flowers, held in gilt frame, relined, attributed to Netscher in pencil on the stretcher.
(sight 57cm x 62cm, frame 78cm x 82cm)
N.B. The successful birth of twins in 17th Century Europe was both rare, and celebrated. It is possible that further research might reveal the full identity of the sitters.
Provenance: the estate of a Dutch lady, West Country, England, by family repute believed acquired via Anton Mak Kunst en Antiekveilingen, Dordrecht, Circa 1947/8
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