Peter Paul Rubens
The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek
c. 162566 x 82.5 cm
Oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gift of Syma Busiel
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 319
Provenance
Possibly Palacio Nuevo, Madrid
possibly Jean de Jullienne (born 1686), Paris, by 1753
his estate sale, Paris, 30 March-22 May 1767, nr. 98
J.B. Horion, Brussels
his sale, Brussels, 1 September 1788 and days following, nr. 20
probably with G.J. de Loose, Brussels
Lady Stuart, by 1830
her estate sale, Christie's, London, 15 May 1841, nr. 73
with Charles J. Niewenhuys, Brussels and London
Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd bt. (1772-1848), London
his sale, Christie & Manson, London, 3 June 1848, nr. 121
purchased by Charles J. Niewenhuys, Brussels and London for Sir Thomas' son, Thomas Baring (1799-1873)
by bequest to his nephew and heir, Thomas George Baring, 1st earl of Northbrook (1826-1904)
by inheritance to his son, Francis George Baring, 2nd earl of Northbrook (1850-1929)
sold September 1929 to P. & D. Colnaghi, London
sold 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Stoye, Oxford
sale, Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1958, nr. 44
purchased by Carstairs Gallery, New York for NGA with funds provided by Syma Busiel
Other works by Peter Paul Rubens
Lady-in-Waiting to the Infanta Isabella
mid 1620s
mid 1620s
Philip IV of Spain
The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee
Portrait of Johanna of Austria
Venus before a Mirror
c. 1614-15
c. 1614-15