Lot 42: Eglon van der Neer (Amsterdam 1634-1703 Düsseldorf)

Eglon van der Neer (Amsterdam 1634-1703 Düsseldorf)
The Young Bird Catchers
oil on panel
10¼ x 7¾ in. (26 x 19.7 cm.)

W. Phillips, Inventory of Pictures at Harcourt House in the collection of the 5th Duke of Portland, 1854, no. 6.
C. Fairfax-Murray, Catalogue of Pictures belonging to his Grace the Duke of Portland, at Welbeck Abbey and in London, London, 1894, no. 524 as 'Two Boys with a Bird's Nest - Dutch School, on copper'.
R.W. Goulding, Catalogue of the Pictures belonging to His Grace the Duke of Portland, K.G., Cambridge, 1936, pp. 210-211, no. 524, as 'The Young Bird Catchers by Eglon Hendrick van der Neer'.
E. Schavemaker, Eglon van der Neer, Doornspijk, 2010, p. 496, under no. 101 as a copy, no. 101.XXII, as on copper, dimensions unknown.

Edward Fisher, Under-Secretary of State, Highfield House, Southampton; Philips, 23-25 November 1858, lot 83, as 'Eglon van der Neer - Boys Feeding a Bird. A beautiful example of the master', sold 30 guineas, where acquired by William Phillips, on behalf of the following
William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (1800-1879), at Harcourt House until moved to Welbeck Abbey in 1857, where recorded on the East wall of the Underground Gallery by Charles Fairfax-Murray (1894), and by descent.

PROPERTY FROM THE PORTLAND COLLECTION (LOTS 41-44)

Eglon van der Neer (Amsterdam 1634-1703 Düsseldorf)
The Young Bird Catchers
oil on panel
10¼ x 7¾ in. (26 x 19.7 cm.)