Lot 66: Joseph van Aken

Joseph van Aken
Antwerp circa 1709 - 1749 London
elegant figures gathered before a portico after returning from a hunt
indistinctly signed on the base of the column lower left: *** van Haecken f
oil on canvas, in an English carved and gilt wood frame
75.5 by 63 cm.; 29 3/4 by 24 3/4 in.
For comparison, see two paintings by Van Aken sold London, Christie's, 3 July 1996, lots 117 and 118.
Provenance:
Mr. Edmunds, 10 Clifton Park (according to an inscription on the reverse of the frame);