Lot 120: An Allegory of Vanitas: Four putti blowing bubbles, a skull, an artist's palette and a crown nearby

Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695-1754)
An Allegory of Vanitas: Four putti blowing bubbles, a skull, an artist's palette and a crown nearby
oil on canvas laid down on panel
27.5 x 15 cm.

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We are grateful to Mr. Guus van den Hout for confirming the attribution on the basis of a photograph (written communication, 24 September 2007). He believes that the present lot is one of the earliest sketches by de Wit and dates it to circa 1716.