Pan and Syrinx
Willem de Heusch
(Dutch, 1638–1692)
about 1650
Medium/TechniqueOil on panel
Dimensions41 x 51.1 cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Credit LinePurchased by subscription in honor of Peter C. Sutton, Mrs. Russell W. Baker Curator of European Paintings, 1985-1994
Accession number1995.738
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Provenance1820, possibly Guillaume de Hens, Paris; February 3-4, 1820, possibly Guillaume de Hens sale, Paris, lot 24 [see note 1]. Probably in a German-speaking country [see note 2]. 1994, private collection; October 21, 1994, sale of private collector, Christie's, London, lot 64, to Johnny Van Haeften, Ltd., London; 1995, sold by Johnny Van Haeften to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 15, 1995)
NOTES:
[1] A painting of Pan and Syrinx in a landscape by Willem de Heusch was included in this sale. It sold for 273 fr. [2] There is a German-language chalk inscription on the panel's reverse, giving the artist's birth and death dates.
NOTES:
[1] A painting of Pan and Syrinx in a landscape by Willem de Heusch was included in this sale. It sold for 273 fr. [2] There is a German-language chalk inscription on the panel's reverse, giving the artist's birth and death dates.
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about 1672