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£10,000 - £15,000
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Provenance
The Collection of Dr. Cornelis Johannes Karel van Aalst, Hoevelaken, and by descent to his son
Dr N. J. van Aalst, Amsterdam
His sale, Christie's, London, 1 April 1960, lot 34 (as Bonaventura Peeters, signed with initials and dated 1647, purchased by Dent 200gns)
Purchased by the present owner's father in the 1960s
Exhibited
On loan to Utrecht, Centraal Museum, 1933- 1960, no. 382
Dr. Cornelis Johannes Karel van Aalst (Hoorn 1866 -1939 Hoevelaken), was a banker and president of the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij N.V from 1913 until 1934. He built a large country house just outside Hoevelaken in 1928 to house his significant art collection. He is also perhaps best known for donating the Huis met de Kolommen at 502 on the Herengracht to the city of Amsterdam on the understanding that it would be the official residence of the Mayor. The first occupant in this capacity, Mayor Willem de Vlugt, moved in on 19 July 1927 and the building still serves as the official residence of the Mayor of Amsterdam.