Lot 89: Attributed to Gillis van Tilborch (Brussels circa 1635-circa 1678)

Attributed to Gillis van Tilborch (Brussels circa 1635-circa 1678)
An elegant musical party in an interior
oil on canvas
99 x 127cm (39 x 50in).

Footnotes

• Provenance
  George, 3rd Earl of Pomfret (1768-1830), or his brother The Hon. Thomas Fermor, later 4th Earl of Pomfret (1770-1833)
  The Collection of The Lord and Lady Hesketh, Easton Neston
  The Easton Neston sale, Sotheby's, Towcester, 17-19 May 2005, lot 82, where purchased by the present owner
  
  Literature
  G. Baker, The History and Antiquities of the County of Northamptonshire, 1838, part IV, p.145 (as 'Flemish Musical Party, Palamedes', and hanging in the Music Room)
  Phillips & MacConnal, Inventory of Contents of Rufford Hall, Lancashire, and Inventory of the Contents of Easton Neston House, Northamptonshire, Liverpool, 1919, p. 1, item 4 (as 'Given to Gerard Terburgh' and hanging in the Picture Hall)