Flemish School (Late 16th Century)
Allegory of Good Accounting “The Bookkeeper”
Scene of an elderly accountant holding his ledger and grasping coins (gold Philip of Spain coins), to the left reads “Grace” the right “Punition” (punishment) and above “Redde Rationem Villivationis Tuae” (Give Account to thy Stewardship)
Oil on wood panel
Unsigned
27″ x 39″
Condition: craquelure, paint loss, lower board is loose
Provenance: William Doyle Galleries, Inc. New York October 21, 1998, lot 276
Estimate: $500 - $1000