River with Landing Stage by Village: Sorting Catch of Fish
| Object type | Painting |
| Genre | Village, Town and Cityscape |
| Date | ca. 1606 |
| Dimensions | 30.5 x 40 cm |
| Support | Copper |
| Medium | Oil |
| Our attribution | Produced in Jan Brueghel's Studio |
| Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #122 Ertz 1979, #142 as Jan and studio |
| Location/Most Recent Sale | Germany, Private Collection |
| Tags | Birds, Fish, Horse, Church, House, Landing stage, River, Fishermen, Merchants, Boat, Wagon |
This is a variant of the Wellington painting (Ertz 1979 #135). The relation between the two is interesting: exactly the same basic scheme but all of the "staffage," even the boats, is different. Perhaps a basic ground laid down according to a pattern, but then then the next stage developed differently, even at a different time, by studio assistants?
There is the mark of Pieter Stas on the back of the copper panel.