A couple of young shepherd, circle of Jan Baptist Xavery (1697-1742)
The indistinct signature and the date 1751 onthe tree trunk behind the present figures may indicatethat the marbles were begun by Xavery but probablycompleted by one of his pupils or associates, perhapsPieter Scheemaeckers II the Younger (1691-1791).
- Origin
- The country estate of Waterland, Velzen, where they were once part of the rose-garden designed by L.A. Springer (19th century); Anonymous sale, Glerum CS, The Hague, 12-14th March 1991, lot 1106; With Kunsthandel Jacques Fijnaut, Amsterdam, sold 22nd April 1993, Collection Professor Dr Drs Anton C.R. Dreesmann, Laren, inv.no. E37; Collection Mrs Marianne L. Dreesmann-van der Spek, Laren, inv. no E010.
- Material
- Marble
- Signature
- indistinctly signed Schoenmaker door Xavery (?)
- Dimensions
- 102 cm
