Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
The Property of a Gentleman
Saint Jerome in his study, with the lion
Lot Closed
April 28, 01:28 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Antwerp School, circa 1610–30
Saint Jerome in his study, with the lion
oil on oak panel, the reverse branded with the mark of the City of Antwerp Panel Makers' Guild
unframed: 93.1 x 122.8 cm.; 36⅝ x 48⅜ in.
framed: 111.9 x 140.1 cm.; 44 x 55⅛ in.
This composition exists in another panel, of smaller dimensions, which belongs to the Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW), Herentals, Belgium (inv. no. B 3.05).1 That panel likewise has the brand of the castle, the mark of the City of Antwerp Panel Makers' Guild, on the reverse, as well as the mark of an as yet unidentified panel maker, in the form of a six-pointed asterisk.