Probably painted as the outside of the left wing of an altarpiece
Hieronymus Bosch
Death and the miser
c. 149093 x 31 cm
Oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Oliver Hand, Martha Wolff, Early Netherlandish painting, Washington; New York, 1986, pp. 15-22
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 184
Literature
Kurt Falk, The unknown Hieronymus Bosch, Benson, N.C.; Berkeley, Calif; East Montpelier, Vt., 2008, p. 13
Provenance
Private collection, England, possibly in or near Arundel, Sussex, around 1826
unnamed dealer, Highgate Village, London, c. 1926
with Raven, Massey, and Lester, London, by 1926
with Asscher and Welker, London, by 1931
Baron Joseph van der Elst, Brussels, Biot, France, and numerous diplomatic posts, by 1932 or slightly later
sold 1951 though Messrs. E.D. Lowy and Franz Mayer to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York
gift 1952 by exchange to NGA
Other works by Hieronymus Bosch
The Last Judgment triptych
after 1482
after 1482
Christ Mocked
c. 1490-1500
c. 1490-1500
Ascent of the blessed
Peddler
Tabletop with the Seven Deadly Sins
before 1516
before 1516