This painting is presented in a "Blenheim" type frame. Such frames were created to uniformly frame
the 120 pasticci by Teniers at Blenheim Palace / Ce tableau est présenté
dans le cadre de type « Blenheim » qui avait été créé pour
encadrer de manière uniforme les 120 pasticci de Téniers au palais de
Blenheim.
Dukes of Marlborough Collection, Blenheim Palace until
its sale at Christie's London on 26 July 1886 (lot 172)
English private collection until its sale at
Christie's London on 11 December 1992 (lot 363)
Erna Weidinger Collection (1923 - 2021) - Austria
Literature
Georg Scharf – A list of the pictures in Blenheim Palace – Catalogue
raisonné Part 2 – London
1862 (page 166 – numéro 199 “d’après Palma Giovane”)
Charles Davies – A collection of one Hundred and Twenty Paintings by
David Teniers (from Blenheim Palace) – The property of His grace the Duke of
Malborough. On exhibition at Mr. Davis’ Galleries – London
1884 (page 30 – numéro 199; “d’après Palma Giovane”)
A detailed description of this painting is available in the "selected artists" section.