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Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)
Lot 30 Property from a London Collection (lots 13, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31, 80, 86, 91, 93, 104 and 118)

Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)

Bandits attacking a caravan of travellers

Closed29 April 2014

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Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)
Bandits attacking a caravan of travellers
inscribed 'V de Velve p.' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
15¾ x 27¼ in. (40 x 69.2 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Carola van Ham, Cologne, 1977, when bought by;
The Collection of Lillemor Herweg; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 2005, lot 113.

Specialist note

Despite including the present lot under 'Uncertain attributions' in his monograph, George S. Keyes later re-examined the picture first-hand and now accepts the work as autograph. He dates the picture to the late 1620s.