
Poppy Harvey-Jones
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Provenance
Possibly the Collection of Arthur Kay
His sale, Christie's, London, 8- 9 April 1943, lot 129 (as Rottenhammer)
T. A. Tawlowiez, by whom offered
Sale, Christie's, London, 2 February 1945, lot 55, where acquired by
Luzato
With Alex Wengraf, 1960s
Literature
L. Burchard, Corpus Rubenianum, Part III, Old Testament, no. 53a, p. 169 (as copy 2)
The present work is based on an oil sketch, published by Burchard as Rubens (?), formerly in the Rothschild collection (see literature).
We are grateful to Bert Schepers of the Rubenianum, Antwerp, for confirming the attribution of the present painting (private communication with vendor).