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Adam de Coster (Mechelen c. 1586 - Antwerp 1643)

The Concert Party c.1630

Oil on canvas | 120.7 x 159.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 402697

The Concert Party

Adam de Coster (Mechelen c. 1586 - Antwerp 1643)

The Concert Party c.1630

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

This work was attributed to Honthorst and clearly reveals his influence; the attribution to Adam de Coster was proposed in 1961.

Provenance

Described in the Long Matted Gallery in the 1666 Inventory of Whitehall Palace (no 52), where it is said to have been given (to Charles II) by Mr Browne, a Clerk of Parliament
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Adam de Coster (Mechelen c. 1586 - Antwerp 1643)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Oil on canvas

oil paint, lined canvas

Measurements

120.7 x 159.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
Groupings
Category
Paintings
Object type(s)
visual works
paintings
Subject(s)
People
Girls
Boys
Science, Medicine and Technology
Home economics
Furniture & accessories
Furnishings
Lighting Devices
Candles
References

Other number(s)

CWLF : White, C., 2007. The Later Flemish Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen – CWLF 24

Alternative title(s)

Singing by candlelight

Singing by candlelight

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