Lot 147: An interior with a man consoling a distressed lady, beside an invalid in bed

Willem van Mieris (Leiden 1662-1747) An interior with a man consoling a distressed lady, beside an invalid in bed oil on panel 18¾ x 15 1/8 in. (47.4 x 38.2 cm.) in an early 19th century carved composition frame

47.4 x 38.2 cm.

19th century

Catalogue of Pictures in Petworth House, Sussex, London, 1856, p. 47, no. 445, where listed as 'Francis Mieris' and hanging in London. C.H. Collins Baker, Catalogue of the Petworth Collection of pictures in the possession of Lord Leconfield, London, 1920, p. 84, no. 445. C. Hofstede de Groot, Beschreibendes und kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke der hervorragendsten Holländischen Maler des XVII. Jahrhunderts, X, Stuttgart, 1928, p. 140, no. 144.

George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837), at Petworth House, Sussex, by 1837 (Inventory of Paintings, Sculpture and Books at Petworth House, Property of The Late George, 3rd Earl of Egremont) and later at Egremont House, 94 Piccadilly, London, and by descent.