Jacob Duck (1600-1667) Card players in candlelight Oil on canvas 37.9 x 29.6cm; 15 x 11¾in...

Jacob Duck (1600-1667)

Card players in candlelight

Oil on canvas

37.9 x 29.6cm; 15 x 11¾in

Provenance:

Jules Porgès (1839-1921);

his postumous sale, Berlin, Cassirer and Helbing, 7 December 1926, lot 34 ('Jacob Duck. Kartenspieler. Soldat und Mädchen beim Kartenspiel. Ein zweites Mädchen sieht zu. Auf dem Tisch eine brennende Kerze'), and authenticated by Cornelis Hofstede de Groot in 1925;

where purchased by Theodor Neustätter, on behalf of Hermann Schild;

by descent to the present owner

This is the only known candlelit scene by Jacob Duck. We are grateful to Dr Jochai Rosen for confirming the attribution. Dr Rosen dates the work c.1655-1660.