Study of Butterfly and Insects

Provenance

Comte de Joigny, France. (Brian Koetser Gallery, London), in 1966.[1] John Dimick, Chevy Chase, Maryland; gift 1983 to NGA. [1] According to the catalogue of the 1966 exhibition at the Brian Koetser Gallery, the painting came from the collection of the "Count of Joigny, France." A label taken from the back of the painting (in NGA curatorial files) is from the autumn exhibition presented by Leonard Koetser Ltd., but no year is indicated. Both Koetser galleries held annual autumn exhibitions that frequently featured Dutch and Flemish paintings.

Study of Butterfly and Insects

Kessel the Elder, Jan van

c. 1655

Accession Number

1983.19.3

Medium

oil on copper

Dimensions

overall: 11 x 14.8 cm (4 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of John Dimick