Lot 11: Paulus Lesire (Dordrecht 1611-in or after 1654 The Hague?)

Paulus Lesire (Dordrecht 1611-in or after 1654 The Hague?)
Jeremiah mourning the destruction of Jerusalem
oil on panel
40.2 x 31.8 cm.

(Possibly) Prince de Gavre.
(Possibly) Douairière Francart.
Collection Cels; Galerie J. & A. Le Roy Frères, Brussels, 24 November 1922, lot 33, as 'studio of Rembrandt-Harmensz. van Rijn'.
Anonymous sale; Mensing & Zoon, Amsterdam, 2 June 1942, lot 368, as 'P. Lastman'.
T.W. van Vuure, Dussen.
J.M. Année, Oosterhout, 1975.

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

The picture can be compared to Lesire's signed A Scholar at work in a private collection (see W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schü ler, Landau, 1983, III, p. 1714, cat. 1144, plate 1725). The composition of the present lot is a variation on Rembrandt's depiction of the same subject in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

We are grateful to Dr. David de Witt (Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston) for his help in cataloguing this lot.