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Harbor with Preaching of Christ (London)

Harbor with Preaching of Christ (London)

Object type Painting
Genre Religious
Date 1597
Dimensions 26.4 x 35.7 cm
Support Copper
Medium Oil
Signature BRUEGHEL 1597
Our attribution Jan Brueghel the Elder
Other authorities Ertz 2008-10, #262
Ertz 1979, #33
Location London, England
Collection National Gallery
Accession numbers on loan from private collection, inv. #L1112
Tags Preaching, Harbor, Mountain, Burghers, Fishermen, Christ, New Testament, Boat
Ertz 1979, cat. #33, fig. 7
Foucart 1981 as doubtful
Ertz 2008-10, cat. #262
London, Brod Gallery, 1979
Brussels 1980, cat. #116
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1923 Paris Galerie Brunner
Stockholm Count de Fuer
Before 1979 New York, NY Saul Steinberg
Nov 30 1979 London Sale, Christie's, Lot #54
2002 London Johnn van Haeften Ltd.
E.A. Honig
April 18, 2012

This work is related to 1595 Jonah, Ertz 1979 #13.
This is the most frequently copied of Jan's early compositions. Weak copy by a follower in Turin, Galleria Sabauda, Inv. #232. The following are in RKD but not mentioned by Ertz in either edition: weak copy (monogrammed JB) Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum (copper, 29.5 x 41); copy (monogrammed JB) formerly art market, Munich (Th. Stroefer, 1937) (copper, 28 x 37) -- page on wiki; copy formerly art market, Brussels (R. Chasles, 16.xii.29 #12) (copper, 28.5 x 36); copy that seems to me quite good, maybe autograph/studio, formerly private collection Milan (Prof. Gingarelli) (copper, 29 x 39)-- page on wiki; copy sold Stockholm (Bukowski) November 14/16 1965, #116 (copper, 25 x 35); copy private collection, Belgium (copper, 28 x 37).

A number of the above copies are attributed by Ertz to Josef van Bredael and published in his 2006 monograph on that artist (#s E130-E133)

For the subject of crowded harbor with preaching of Christ, see Bol, Preaching of Christ, engraving; the drawing is from 1574.