Abraham Jansz. Begeyn, (Leiden 1637-1697 Berlin)

A forest floor still life with elegant figures outside a classical mansion

A forest floor still life with elegant figures outside a classical mansion
oil on canvas
41.2 x 36.3cm (16 1/4 x 14 5/16in).
in a Sunderland frame

Provenance
Collection of T.W.C Moore, by whom given to
The New York Historical Society, 1882, (inv. no 1872.013) by whom offered
Their sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 January 1995, lot 5 (as Matthias Withoos), where purchased by the present owner

Literature
Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society, New York, 1873, p. 61, no. 595

We are grateful to Dr. Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution to Begeyn upon inspection of colour photographs.