The Oyster Meal
Artist
Frans van Mieris, (After)
Dutch, 1635 - 1681
Dateca. 1680
Place of OriginLeyden, South Holland, Netherlands
MediumOil on copper
DimensionsOverall: 10 15/16 x 8 3/16 in. (27.8 x 20.8 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (41 x 33.3 x 5.4 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (41 x 33.3 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.53
On View
On viewCollections
- European Paintings & Sculpture
Markings"263 E.A." is stencilled on back of copper.
Label removed from back: "Jacque Rotil/Avenue de Messine. No. 2"....
Upon removal of label, revealed in white lettering: "DBDAU/HEDS.TDSS"
In black crayon on back of frame across corner brace: "8760".
Provenanceby 1815, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Pieter van Winter until 1877, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Anna Louisa Agatha van Loon (nee van Winter) (by descent)
1877, Seamore Place, London, England, Alfred de Rothschild
1918, Seamore Place, London, England, Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (by inheritance)
1925, London, England, Christies (auction)
1925, Berlin, Germany, Herman Ball (dealer)
1925, Glens Falls, NY, Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Hyde
1963, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust (Bequest of Mrs. Charlotte P. Hyde)
after Giovanni Antonio Canale called Canaletto
1750-1800
