Den Bosch 1675 – Den Bosch 1747
The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Elisabeth
Signed ‘A.Weeling’ | Upper left
Oil on panel
H. 30,2 cm. | W. 24,2 cm.
PROVENANCE
Possibly the collection of Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle (Middelburg, 1782 – Paris, 1846);
Thence by decent to Cecilia Maria baroness van Pallandt, nee van Steengracht van Oostcapelle (The Hague, 1813 – The Hague, 1899), Castle Keukenhof, Lisse;
Collection of the Cornelia Johanna countess van Lynden, nee van Pallandt (The Hague, 1840 – Lisse, 1923), Castle Keukenhof, Lisse;
Thence by descent to her niece Carola Elisabeth Aurelia Anna countess van Rechteren Limpurg – nee barones van Lynden (Wassenaar, 1900 – Dalfsen, 1986), Castle Rechteren, Dalfsen;
Collection of Nijstad Antiquairs N.V., Lochem/The Hague, after 1946 (where photographed by A. Dingjan; see RKD database);
Private collection, The Netherlands
EXHIBITION
The Royal Cabinet of Paintings the Mauritshuis, The Hague, 1899 – 1901, as attributed to Nicolaes Willingh (or Wieling) on loan from Countess van Lynden – van Pallandt
LITERATURE
Hofstede de Groot, C. (1901). ‘Kritische opmerkingen omtrent Oud-Hollandsche schilderijen in onze musea’. In:Oud Holland, nr. 19, pp. 143-144
RECORD
Registered at the RKD, The Hague, under inv.nr. 1863