Shepherds and Sheep before a Rock
c. 1615-16
Artists
Dimensions
7.3 x 16.7 cm (2 7/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Sir Henry Streathfield. [Schaeffer Galleries, New York] sold; to LeRoy M. Backus, Seattle; his estate, sold; [through Schaeffer Galleries, New York.] E. H. L. Sexton, New Canaan, CT, and Rockport, ME (L. 2769c, mount, verso, upper right). Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge (L. 2087a, without his mark); Bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.62.
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