Frans Francken II
Allegory of War

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
On view

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Object Type
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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