Samson Shattering the Pillars of the Temple, Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1550 - c. 1560

…; collection Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord (1880-1972), Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland, 1929;{Van Tuinen 2012, pp. 142, 144.} or Graham Charles Kinnaird, 13th Lord (1912-1997), Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland, 1929;{Van Tuinen 2012, pp. 142, 144.} his sale et al., London (Christie’s), 21 June 1946, no. 36, as a series of the twelve works of Hercules divided into four sets, 94.10 gns, to the dealer Kauffman, London;{Copy RKD.} …; the dealer P. Cassirer, London, 1947;{Note RKD; RMA Archive, Cassirer.} from whom, £ 340, with three other paintings, to the museum, 1948

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