Lot 7: The Finding of Moses

Studio of Cornelis van Poelenburch (Utrecht 1594/5-1667)
The Finding of Moses
with indistinct monogram '.P.' (lower right)
oil on panel
18.7 x 25.4 cm.

Mrs. Gunn, Powys (UK); Philips, London, 20 October 1992, lot 1, as Jan van Haensbergen, where acquired by the late husband of the present owner.

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
Another version is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (inv. no. 389). Dr. Nicolette Sluijter-Seijffert kindly points out that both pictures were probably painted in Poelenburch's studio (verbal communication, 6 March 2008).