Frans Francken II
Allegory of War

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Artist Frans Francken II (Flemish, 1581–1642)Flemish, 1581–1642

CultureFlemish

Titles

Allegory of War

Date1608

PlaceBelgium

MediumOil on copper

DimensionsImage: 19 3/4 × 26 1/4 in. (50.2 × 66.7 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.2009.6

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

217 Blaffer Galleries

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenancePurchased by the grandfather of the previous American owner, 1908; [Sotheby’s, New York, June 5, 2008, lot 12]; [Johnny Van Haeften, Ltd., London]; [Jack Kilgore & Co., Inc., New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed lower right: D…F FRANCK IV

bears the stamp of Peeter Stas verso with the date 1608

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