De Wit, Jacob Lot n° 3

DE WIT, Jacob (circle of) A wall decoration: putti and female figures in the clouds. 18th c Black chalk, grey ink and wash, framing line in brown ink, 27,6 x 27,2 cm, laid paper with watermark (fleur-de-lys with shield) (traces of former mount on edges, few parts strengthened). Hinged at upper edges. Under passe-partout. Both the composition and technique are very close to Jacob de Wit's (1695-1754) designs for wall decorations. Very similar sheets are in Haarlem (Teylers Museum, inv. T 061) and Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum, inv. RP-T-1896-A-3151(R)). Prov. Illeg. stamp. - Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 17.11.2005, lot 136 (as circle of Jacob de Wit).