David Teniers the Younger (Flemish 1610-1690)Landscape with FiguresOil on panel Signed with monogram (lower centre)25 x 35cm (9¾ x 13¾ in.)Provenance: Leonard Koetser Ltd., London Purchased by the present owner from the above Exhibited: London, Leonard Koetser Ltd., Spring Exhibition, 1974, no.21 David Teniers the younger, was born in Antwerp in 1610. He received his artistic training from his father and went on to become one of the most prolific genre painters during the Baroque period. The artist was greatly influenced by the work of Adriaen Brouwer and Jan Brueghel, whose daughter he went on to marry in 1637. He became notable for detailed depictions of peasants and everyday life. Important patrons throughout his lifetime included the King of Spain and Prince William of Orange. The present lot was purchased by the present owner from Leonard Koetser, the renowned Old Master dealers. The Koetser family founded the gallery in Amsterdam just before the First World War. In 1923, Henri Koetser moved his family and business to London. The company expanded, opening offices in New York and in 1967 an office in Zurich, where the business is now based. The present lot was exhibited in their 1974 Spring exhibition. Medium Oil on panel