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Circle of Hendrick Danckerts
(Dutch, 1625-1679)
A Question of Lineage
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Passed
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Size
26 3/8 x 49 3/8 inches.
Description
Circle of Hendrick Danckerts
(Dutch, 1625-1679)
A Question of Lineage
oil on canvas
no apparent signature, with two rebuses
26 3/8 x 49 3/8 inches.
Condition
In generally fair to poor overall condition. Canvas has been relined. Soiling present throughout the work. Small accretion present at lower left. Small pinsized apparent losses present at left. Apparent areas of craquelure running in horizontal lines present at upper right and at lower right above text, possible areas of repair. Under UV evidence of significant cosmetic touchups present. Most notable across figures and at horzontal cracking. Please see specialist photos for details.
Signature
no apparent signature, with two rebuses
Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.