Frans van Mieris the Elder - The Serenade



Frans van Mieris the Elder
The Serenade
c. 1678/80
14.6 x 11.1 cm
Oil on wood
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959


Literature

Collection catalogues
Walter Liedtke, Dutch paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New Haven, 2007, nr. 123


Provenance

?Diego Duarte, Amsterdam, until 1682
?Ludwig I, King of Bavaria, Munich
?Lola Montez, Munich, later U.S.A.
?Mrs. Dana, Boston
?Dr. George Reuling, Baltimore
Dr. John Edwin Stillwell, New York, until 1927
his sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 1 December 1927, nr. 236, as by Dou, to Timken
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Timken, New York, 1927–49
Mrs. William R. (Lillian S.) Timken, New York, 1949–died 1959

External links

Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession number 60.71.3

Other works by Frans van Mieris the Elder


Frans van Mieris the Elder The resting traveler
The resting traveler
c. 1655-57

Frans van Mieris the Elder Couple standing on a flight of steps
Couple standing on a flight of steps
1678

Frans van Mieris the Elder Self-portrait
Self-portrait

Frans van Mieris the Elder An Old Woman Holding a Flower-Pot
An Old Woman Holding a Flower-Pot

Frans van Mieris the Elder Portrait of Cunera van der Cock, the painter's wife
Portrait of Cunera van der Cock, the painter's wife
c. 1657-58