The Ruins of Castle Merxem, near Antwerp

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Object Type: 

Genre: 

Dimensions: 

16.5 x 31.2 cm

Medium: 

Medium Remarks: 

Pen and brown ink with pink, blue, gray, and yellow washes

Support: 

Support Marks: 

Collector's marks: (Verso, LL) K.E. von Kiphart (L. 1687), (Verso, UL) R. von Liphart (L. 1758)

Further Inscription: 

UR: "Kastel van straelen bij Antwerp 1610"; "P. Breugel" in pen and ink (probably the hand writing of Jan Pietersz. Zomer, 1641-1724); Verso, "N233"; Verso, UL: "P. Zaenredam...(crossed out) nein da dieser war 1597 geboren.../ P Breughel bezeichnet, aber wohl unsicher/ Gruyter B 12th"

Year: 

1610

Location/Last Sold: 

New York, NY, United States, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001.638
Attribution

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Bailey/Walker cat. #NY.MM.2

Our Attribution: 

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17th century Amsterdam, Netherlands (Probably) Jan Pietersz Zomer
19th century Dorpat, Russia/Bonn, Germany/Florence, Italy Baron Carl Eduard von Liphart (Lugt 1687-1689)
Second half of 19th century Ratshof, Russia By descent to grandson, Freiherr Reinhold von Liphart (Lugt 1758)
Jun 27 1899 Leipzig, Germany His sale, C. G. Boerner, Sale #64, Lot #93 (as by P. Bruegel, 1600)
Leipzig, Germany Consul Bernhard Limburger
Thence by descent
Sale, Artemis Fine Arts SA
2001 Bought by Metropolitan Museum with anonymouse gift, in memory of Frits Markus, Louis V. Bell and Harry G. Sperling Funds
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