Provenance

William Sharp Ogden (1845-1926), architect and historian; (†), Christie's, London, 6 December 1926, lot 54 (230 gns. to the following),
with A.H. Buttery, London, 1926.
Mrs. Holdbrooke, Bladon Castle, Burton-on-Trent; Christie's, London, 17 February 1939, lot 143 (52 gns. to the following),
with W. Sabin, London.
John T. Dorrance, Jr. (1919-1989); Sotheby's, New York, 11 January 1990, lot 12.
with Colnaghi, London, by 1992, from whom acquired by,
Professor Nelson Goodman (1906-1998), Massachusetts.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1998, lot 67, where acquired by the seller at the following,
Anonymous sale [Property of a Distinguished Private Collector]; Christie's, London, 3 July 2012, lot 10, where acquired by the father of the present owner.
Sale Christie's, London, 2 July 2025, nr. 134

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The Sense of Taste

Peasant Family, with a Man Removing Fleas from Himself
c. 1656-60

Young Boy with a Hat
c. 1655-56

The Studio
1650

The Drawing School
ca. 1655-60