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Hendrick Cornelisz. van der Vliet(Delft 1611-1675)A church interior, possibly the Oude Kerke, Delft
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Poppy Harvey-Jones
Head of Sale

Lisa Greaves
Head of Department
Hendrick Cornelisz. van der Vliet (Delft 1611-1675)
signed 'H.van Vliet' (on base of column, lower right)
oil on canvas
53.6 x 45.4cm (21 1/8 x 17 7/8in).
Footnotes
Provenance
The Cosway Collection, by whom sold
Their sale, Stanley's, London, 14-22 February 1822, where purchased by Col. T.H. Davies and thence by descent through the family
Exhibited
Birmingham, City Museum and Art Gallery of Birmingham, An Exhibition of Treasures from Midland Homes, 2 November- 2 December 1938, cat. no. 143 (lent by General Sir Francis Davies)
Literature
Catalogue of Pictures and China at Elmley Castle, 1877, cat. no. 8
Similar versions of the present composition, with differences to the figures and both signed by van Vliet, were offered at Sotheby's, New York, 12 January 1989, lot 44 and Phillips, London, 11 December 1990, lot 31.
