Follower of Jacques Courtois

With Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, by 1936;
From whom acquired by Brummer Gallery, New York, 23 July 1936, along with another Battle Scene, also attributed to Courtois (according to a copy of the sales receipt in the Museum's file);
Mrs. Ella Brummer, New York;
By whom given to the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1970 [acc. no. 70.157] (the other Battle Scene was donated by Mrs. Brummer to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [acc. no. 1970.602]).

Cleveland Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. LVIII, 1971, p. 65, no. 36;
Cleveland Museum of Art, Catalogue of Paintings:  Part Three.  European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries, Cleveland 1982,  no. 204, reproduced (as Anonymous Master, North Italy, Follower of Jacques Courtois, early 18th century);
A. Chong, European & American Painting in The Cleveland Museum of Art:  A Summary Catalogue, Cleveland 1993, p. 314 (as Follower of Jacques Courtois).

The canvas is not lined. The surface of the work is in fair condition. There is a repaired tear that crosses directly through the middle of the work. There has been a cleaning test, which has rendered half of the work in a lighter shade than the other half. The surface is very dirty and has some slight abrasions throughout.
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