Dirck van Delen

Provenance

(Probably) John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713- 1782)
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814), Luton Hoo, where recorded in the inventories of 1797, in the North Green Dressing Room, as 'Van Delen & Gonzales, a fine representation of the inside of a Cathedral - beautiful figures', and 1800, nr. 187, North Green Dressing Room, as 'Van Delen and Gonzales, Inside of a Cathedral', and by descent to his son
John, 2nd Marquess of Bute
sale Christie’s, London, 8 June 1822, nr. 31, as ‘a Church Piece’, sold for 26½ gns. to the following
Du Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon (1777- 1839), and by descent to
James, 4th Earl of Caledon, K.P. (1846-1884), 5 Carlton House Terrace, London
with Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, 1940, where acquired by the present owner
sale Christie's, London, Property from a Distinguished Swiss Private Collection, 7 December 2017, nr. 2

Other works by Dirck van Delen

Soldiers encamping in a fortified city

A Seven-Part Decorative Sequence: An Outdoor Stairway
1630 - 1632

A Family beside the Tomb of Prince William i in the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
1645

A Seven-Part Decorative Sequence: An Interior
1630 - 1632

Gallery of a Palace with Ornamental Architecture and Columns
1630 - 1632