Lot 149: Studio of Hendrick de Clerck (Brussels 1560/70-1630)

Studio of Hendrick de Clerck (Brussels 1560/70-1630)
Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan, Cupid and Apollo
oil on copper
18½ x 13 5/8 in. (47 x 34.6 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 August 1968, lot 143, as 'Flemish School' (300 gns.).
Anonymous slae; Christie's, London. 18 December 1987, lot 22, as 'Follower of Hendrick de Clerck' (£5000), and acquired shortly afterwards by the present owner.

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A signed version by Hendrick de Clerck, on panel (45.5 x 35.6cm.), was sold at Beaux Arts, Brussels, 26 April 2005, lot 4 (70,000 euros).