"It is good candles which light the way"

Provenance

Probably Valerius Röver [1686 - 1739], Delft. Johann Goll van Franckenstein [1722 - 1785], Amsterdam, (Lugt 2987); by descent to his son, Johan Goll van Franckenstein [1750 - 1821], Amsterdam; (their sale, J° de Vries, A. Brondgeest, E. M. Engelberts et C. F. Roos, Amsterdam, 1 July 1833). Eugene Rodrigues [born 1853], Paris, (Lugt 897). (Frederick Keppel & Co., New York); Mrs. E. John Heidsieck, Tuxedo Park, NY; (her sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, 13 February 1943, lot 296); Ingrid [1905 - 1986] and Julius S. [1905 - 2002] Held, New York, (Lugt 4805); purchased by the National Gallery of Art, 1984.

"It is good candles which light the way"

Jordaens, Jacob

1640s

Accession Number

1984.3.13

Medium

pen and ink with brown wash and white heightening over black and red chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 14.6 x 16.7 cm (5 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund