The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis

Origine

Commissioned by the Haarlem magistrates for the Prinsenhof, Haarlem, 1593; acquired in exchange with four other paintings for the Haarlem town hall and placed in the Nationale Konst-Gallery, The Hague, 1804; Royal Picture Gallery, housed in the Prince William V Gallery, The Hague, until 1821; transferred to the Mauritshuis, 1822 (from 1821-1875 folded up and stored in the attic); on long-term loan to the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, since 1913 (this loan proceeded via the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, until 2013)