Live Auction 3047Old Masters, 19th Century and Impressionist Art
Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642) and Studio
Lot 15

Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642) and Studio

The Seven Works of Mercy

Closed14 May 2014

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Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642) and Studio
The Seven Works of Mercy
oil on panel
64.5 x 96.5 cm.

with E. Parsons & Sons, London, by 1914.
Anonymous sale; Adler, Picard, Tajan, Paris, 14 April 1988, lot 31, as Frans Francken II (with incorrect measurements).

Specialist note

Frans Francken II painted the present composition several times (see: U. Härting, Frans Francken der Jüngere (1581-1642), Freren, 1989, pp. 306-10, nos. 268-75). The present composition is closest to a picture in the City Art Gallery, Manchester (op. cit., no. 272).