Lot 26: THE PROPERTY OF A LADY JOHANNES LEEMANS THE HAGUE 1633 - 1688 A TROMPE-L'OEIL HUNTING STILL LIFE

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY JOHANNES LEEMANS THE HAGUE 1633 - 1688 A TROMPE-L'OEIL HUNTING STILL LIFE WITH A BIRD IN A CAGE, A HUNTING HORN AND BAG, BIRD OF PREY HOODS, GUNPOWDER HORNS AND OTHER HUNTING EQUIPMENT

signed and dated on the bottom of the net container: J. Leemans/1677.

oil on canvas, unframed

CATALOGUE NOTE

The Hague painters Johannes Leemans and his brother Anthonie (1631-before 1673) specialized in trompe l'oeil hunting still lifes, a genre that seems to have been popular in The Hague in his day, perhaps reflecting Court taste. Johannes Leemans spent his entire life in The Hague, where he was also active as a wine merchant. All his still lifes are dated in the period between 1664 and 1686.

The central part of this still life, with the birdcage, hunting horn and bag, is identical to that of a a signed work, dated 1669, recorded with Leger Galleries, London in 1962.

82.1 by 110 cm.