Lot 41: Hendrick de Meijer (? c. 1620-between 1689 and 1698)

Elegant figures in a horsedrawn carriage with fisherfolk on a beach, sailing vessels beyond
signed and dated '.HD. Meyer. 1648.' (lower left)
oil on panel
45.6 x 85.8 cm.

We are grateful to Dr. Hans-Ulrich Beck for confirming the attribution on the basis of a transparency (written communication, 28 September 2005). Dr. Beck points to a similar composition by De Meyer (see H.-U. Beck, Künstler um Jan van Goyen, Doornspijk, 1991, IV, p. 269, no. 747, illustrated).

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