Lot 68: Charles Cornelisz. de Hooch (died 1638 Utrecht)

Travellers by ancient ruins with a man praying to a statue
with initials 'B.B.f.' (lower left)
oil on panel
89 x 121 cm.

We are grateful to Mrs. Marijke de Kinkelder of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie for confirming the attribution on the basis of a transparency (private communication, 30 September 2005).

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