Lot 135: Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Utrecht c. 1586-1667) The Van Wittenhorst Triptych: the central panel, lower: The Adoration of the... oil on panel and paper laid down on panel, in carved integral frames, shaped top and bottom closed 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in.

Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Utrecht c. 1586-1667)
The Van Wittenhorst Triptych: the central panel, lower: The Adoration of the Shepherds; the central panel, upper: A herald angel; the wings: Virgin Annunciate; and the Angel of the Annunciation
signed with initials 'C·P' (lower left of left wing), and 'C·P·F' (lower right of lower central panel)
oil on panel and paper laid down on panel, in carved integral frames, shaped top and bottom
closed 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.4 cm.); open 11 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (28.3 x 37.2 cm.)
inscribed 'GLORIA EXCELSIS · D... PAX' (upper central panel, on the banderole); inscribed on the frame 'HR. WILH¯-VINC¯. BAR.V¯. WITTENHORST / VRY-HR. .VADR.HORST ETC. EN¯ VRe WIL- / HELMINA BARe. V¯. BRONC / HORST VRY.V. V¯.DR. HORST / ETC.', with the family coat of arms in the centre of the central panel

Acquired from the artist by Wilhelm Vincenz, Baron von Wittenhorst (1613-1674) and his first wife Wilhelmina van Bronckhorst (1601-1669), Utrecht, in December 1656 for 200 guilders.
Mrs. Sven Bostrom; Christie's, London, 19 March 1965, lot 90 (2,000 gns. to Perman), illustrated.