Gerard Dou

Literature

Koenraad Jonckheere, The Auction of King William's Paintings 1713, Amsterdam; Philadelphia, 2008, fig. 49

Provenance

Cornelis Wittert (1672-1733), Lord of Valkenburg, Rotterdam
his sale, Arnold Willis, Rotterdam, 11 April 1731, nr. 27 (FL 1,130)
Adriaan Bout (1661-1733), The Hague
his sale, Cornelis van Zanten, The Hague, 11 August 1733, nr. 50 (FL 535 to van Hoecke?)
with Willem Lormier (1682-1758), The Hague, where acquired for FL 1,000 on 27 June 1748
Marc-René Voyer, Marquis d’Argenson (1722-1782)
(possibly) anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 14 May 1791, nr. 33, where acquired by
The Earl of Airlie (possibly David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie)
Jeremiah Harman (1764-1844), Higham-House, Woodford
(†), Christie's, London, 18 May 1844, nr. 73, where acquired by
William Stuart, and by inheritance to
Mrs. M.H.O. Stuart, Hill Street, London
(†), Sotheby's, London, 26 July 1933, nr. 45 (£300), where acquired by the following
with Frank T. Sabin, London
with D. Katz, Dieren, by 1934, where acquired by
Alois Miedl, Gallery Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, no. 5790, where acquired by the following
with Galerie Maria Almas-Dietrich (1892-1971), Munich
restituted to the heirs of D. Katz, 1947
with Hoogsteder, The Hague, by 1983, where acquired by
Dr. O. Hoste, Bruges, and by descent to the following
private collection, Bruges
sale Christie's, New York, 31 October 2017, nr. 16

Other works by Gerard Dou

Woman Standing at a Harpsichord

Portrait of a Woman
c. 1642-46

Woman Drawing Wine from a Barrel
c. 1657

The Grocer's Shop
1647

The Herring Seller
1670-75