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Provenance
Henry Rogers Broughton, 3rd Lord Fairhaven, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge
With Rafael Valls, London, where purchased by the present owner in 1989
A later repetition of this composition was offered at Sotheby's, New York, 27 January 1999, Lot 114 as Manner of Hieronymus Galle.
Galle was known to have been influenced by Daniel Seghers, but, unlike Seghers, who generally bathed his flowers in full light, Galle's works more typically employed an animated play of light and shade. About 15 signed and dated paintings executed between 1643 and 1680 are known.
We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD for confirming the attribution to Hieronymus Galle the Elder from colour photographs.