Cornelis Troost

'Rumor erat in casa' (There Was a Commotion in the House)



Cornelis Troost - 'Rumor erat in casa' (There Was a Commotion in the House)



Cornelis Troost
'Rumor erat in casa' (There Was a Commotion in the House)
570 x 730 mm
Pastel and brush in gouache on paper
Mauritshuis, The Hague


Literature


Collection catalogues
Compiled by Quentin Buvelot, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague; Zwolle, 2004, pp. 310-311

Literature
Paul Schnabel, Anders gekeken, Zwolle, 2021, fig. 221
Pennen over penselen, Den Haag; Zwolle, 2022, pp. 150-151


Provenance


Probably commissioned by Theodoor van Snakenburg, Leiden, 1739-1740
J. Tak, Zoeterwoude, 1781
J.A. Benner, Leiden, 1829
Mauritshuis, The Hague, purchased 1829
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External links


Mauritshuis, The Hague Accession number 189

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