Pieter Janssen Quast ? (b. Amsterdam 1606, d. s.p. 1647)
The fight between the clay pot man and the cooper man, an allegory. Indistinctly signed with a monogram Q (?) and dated 1635. Collectors stamp Kgl. Kunst-Akademie in Königsberg Pr., Dorgerloh'sche Stiftung (Lugt 682). Pen on vellum. Sheet size 22.7×17.4 cm. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: B.R. Auction 633, 1997 no. 543.
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Paintings, drawings and prints, 23 April 2008