Vista from a Grotto

Provenance

Ed. Philips, The Hague, by 1931.[1] Prof. Dr. J.E. Heuting, Wezenbeek Oppen, Belgium; acquired 11 October 1971 through (G. Cramer [Oude Kunst], The Hague)[2] by NGA. [1] The painting was first published in Just Havelaar, _De Nederlandsche Landschapskunst tot het einde der zeventiende eeuw_, Amsterdam, 1931: 38, as in the collection of Ed. Philips, and a label originally on the back of the painting (now in NGA curatorial files) reads "Eigendom van Mr. Ed. Philips." [2]See correspondence between Cramer and Heuting in Cramer Gallery records, Getty Research Institute, Boxes 104-106 (copies NGA curatorial files).

Vista from a Grotto

Teniers the Younger, David

early 1630s

Accession Number

1971.56.1

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

overall: 51.1 x 51.4 cm (20 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.) | framed: 69.9 x 69.9 x 7 cm (27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund