Balthazar Courtois (d. 1668), Antwerp, and by descent to his son, Jan Baptist Courtois.
Ghisbert van Ceulen (or Colen), Antwerp; purchased from him, 17 September 1698, by
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662-1726), Munich, from where appropriated in 1704 for the following
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678-1711), by whom presented to the following
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in the Great Room at Marlborough house by 1740, moved to the Library at Blenheim Palace by 1766, and by 1810 in the Dining Room, thence by descent at Blenheim to George Charles, 8th Duke of Marlborough (1844-1992); purchased before the Blenheim sale (London, Christie's, 24 July 1886 et seq.) by Sedelmeyer, Paris, for Baron Maurice de Hirsch de Gereuth (1831-1896), and by descent.
Madame la Baronne de Hirsch de Gereuth; Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 17 June 1904, lot 38 (unsold or bought back).
with Jules Féral, Paris by 1905 (unsold and returned to the family above) and by descent.
Notes
sold Christies 7 July 2016, London, for USD 58,167,720
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Author
Peter Paul Rubens
Short title
Lot and his daughters, by Peter Paul Rubens
Image title
Lot and his daughters*oil on canvas*190 x 225cm. including early 18th century horizontal additions to top and bottom edges of circa 18 and 10cm. wide*circa 1613–1614