Lot 266: Matthijs van den Bergh (Yprescirca1615-1687 Alkmaar)

Matthijs van den Bergh (Ypres circa 1615-1687 Alkmaar) Cattle, sheep and horses beside a stream signed 'd berg Ao. 1659' and with inscription 'R Saverij pinxit' (in red chalk, verso) pen and brown ink, on two joined sheets, brown ink framing lines, watermark letter I in vase surmounted by trefoil 9 x 14½ in. (22.7 x 36.8 cm.)

22.7 x 36.8 cm.

circa 1615

Max and Maurice Rosenheim (their inventory number '308' and their sale stamp, not in Lugt); Sotheby's, London, 2 May 1923. Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930) (L.561); C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 4 November 1931, part of lot 277 ('Matthys van den Bergh... 3 Bl... Tiere auf der Weide. Nach R. Savery... [Das Blatt hat den Stempel] aus Verst. M. u. M. Rosenheim (London 1923)').