(Flemish/Belgium, 1577-1640)
Peasants Dancing in a Landscape, after the work by Peter Paul Rubens held by Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, and dating circa 1630, inscription verso lining ["Maniere de Jean Breughel/dites de velours/1568-1625"], oil on canvas, 27 x 36 in.; unframed,. Condition: lined, unstretched, crackle, craquelure, some areas of paint loss, areas of overcleaning, tacking edge trimmed, abrasions. Notes: This copy is appears to be 18th century or earlier and might have been copied from engravings of Rubens' painting circulated during the 17th century.
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Condition
lined, unstretched, crackle, craquelure, some areas of paint loss, areas of overcleaning, tacking edge trimmed, abrasions