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Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde (Haarlem 1638-1698)

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Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde (Haarlem 1638-1698)
A maid with a butterchurn
with inscription 'Bega ...' and number '109'
red chalk
9 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (245 x 148 mm.)

Prince W. Argoutinsky-Dolgoroukoff, Paris (L. 2602d); R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 27 March 1925, lot 12 (as Bega).
with C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, October, 1971, no. 16 (as Bega).

Specialist note

The attribution to Berckheyde was kindly suggested by Peter Schatborn. Mr Schatborn notes that although the figure does not relate directly to a known painting by Berckheyde, a girl standing by a barrel in a very similar pose is found in the foreground of a signed painting by the artist sold at Frederik Müller, Amsterdam, in 1953.