BEYEREN (Abraham H. van)
(1620 or 1621 -after 1674)
1. — Still-Life
A rich cluster of fruit grouped on a table covered with a violet velvet-cloth fringed with gold. In the centre is a basket on which is placed a large silver plate containing peaches and grapes. A plate with a partly peeled lemon in front. On the left, some oysters and a lemon, and behind, a golden bowl and a crystal cup. On the right, a Delft dish with slices of pine-apple, and a lobster.
Signed with monogram. Canvas, 47 in. by 38 1/2 in.
CAPPELLE (Jan van de)
(1624-1679)
2. — A Calm
On the right, the end of a jetty, near which are several vessels and small boats. In the centre of the foreground a man is dragging a rudder along the shore towards a boat on the left, in which are three men. A fine yacht is anchored in the middle distance, and other vessels are seen in the background.
Signed with the initials : J. V. C. Canvas, 20 in. by 28 in.
From the Collection of the Earl of De la Warr.
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