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Oil on panel Flemish school of the late 18th/early 19th century
After the Charlatan by Frans Van Mieris
Depicting an itinerant charlatan trying to sell his potions or whatever
In a beautiful wood and stucco frame gilded with gold leaf
richly carved with plumes, shells, flowers and rocaille motifs,
Oak panel dim 34/ 43.5 cm bearing a red wax seal
Professionally cleaned
Very good condition
*Trans Van Mieris 1635-1681 Dutch painter, representative of genre painting, i.e. painting of everyday life, and a portraitist.
Among his most famous works: Ladies and Gentlemen at Lunch, The Doctor's Visit. His works at the Uffizi include The Dutch Quack, Two Old Men at Table and The Painter's Family.
Ref: 19CL7S5A5E