Cornelis Troost

'Erat sermo inter frates' (The Brothers Were Having a Conversation)



Cornelis Troost - 'Erat sermo inter frates' (The Brothers Were Having a Conversation)



Cornelis Troost
'Erat sermo inter frates' (The Brothers Were Having a Conversation)
1740
565 x 725 mm
Pastel and brush in gouache on paper
Mauritshuis, The Hague


Literature

Collection catalogues
Compiled by Quentin Buvelot, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague; Zwolle, 2004, pp. 310-311

Literature
Pennen over penselen, Den Haag; Zwolle, 2022, pp. 150-151


Provenance

Probably commissioned by Theodoor van Snakenburg, Leiden, 1739-1740
J. Tak, Zoeterwoude, 1781
J.A. Benner, Leiden, 1829
Mauritshuis, The Hague, purchased 1829
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External links

Mauritshuis, The Hague Accession number 187

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Cornelis Troost 'Brechje in Love', Performed in the Garden of a Country House
'Brechje in Love', Performed in the Garden of a Country House
1748

Cornelis Troost Allegory of the war with France
Allegory of the war with France
1747

Cornelis Troost 'The bribe', from act II of the play 'Captain Ulrich or greed deceived' by Joan van Paffenrode
'The bribe', from act II of the play 'Captain Ulrich or greed deceived' by Joan van Paffenrode
1745

Cornelis Troost 'Crocodile tears', from act I of the play 'False virtue exposed' by David Lingelbach
'Crocodile tears', from act I of the play 'False virtue exposed' by David Lingelbach
1743

Cornelis Troost Pefroen and the Sheep's Head
Pefroen and the Sheep's Head
1739