Hendrik van Balen

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist



Hendrik van Balen - The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist



Hendrik van Balen
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
47.6 x 68.2 cm
Oil on copper
Sale Christie's, London, 5 July 2018


Provenance

Count Gustaf Adolf Sparre (1746-1794), Skåne, Sweden, and by inheritance to his wife
Countess Amelie (née Ramel) Sparre (1753-1830), Skåne, Sweden, and by inheritance to her grandson
Count Gustaf Adolf Frederik de la Gardie (1800-1830), Skåne, Sweden, and by inheritance to his father
Count Jacob Gustaf de la Gardie (1768-1842), by whom sold in c. 1840 to the following
Count Carl de Geer of Leufstra (1781-1861), and given in 1855 to his granddaughter
Elisabeth von Platen-Wachtmeister (1834-1918) and her husband Count Axel Fredrik Wachtmeister (1827-1899), Vanås, Sweden, and by descent
anonymous sale Sotheby’s, London, 5 December 2007, nr. 1
with Richard Green, London, from whom acquired by the present owner
sale Christie's, London, Property from a Private English Collection, 5 July 2018, nr. 9

Other works by Hendrick van Balen


Hendrick van Balen and Jan Brueghel Herse and Mercury
Herse and Mercury
c. 1600-08

Hendrick van Balen The Judgement of Midas
The Judgement of Midas

Hendrick van Balen and Jan Brueghel the Younger The Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia
The Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia
c. 1625-30

Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen Allegory of Fire
Allegory of Fire
c. 1608-10

Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen Garland of Fruit around Ceres Receiving Gifts from the Four Seasons
Garland of Fruit around Ceres Receiving Gifts from the Four Seasons
c. 1617