AFTER FRANS VAN MIERIS THE ELDERBOY BLOWING BUBBLES IN A WINDOWOil on panel, with an arched topDated M.DC.LXIII (lower centre)25.2 x 18.2cm (9¾ x 7 in.)Provenance:The collection of Lady Burney, BathThe collection of Mrs. Elizabeth W. Mallet, BathThe collection of Brigadier Matthews and Lady Diana, daughter of the 7th Early of DartmouthThence by descentMany versions of this composition are known; the best, which is also signed, is in the collection of the Mauritshuis, The Hague (inv.no. 106). Another version, similarly inscribed 1663 in Roman numerals, is part of the Royal Collection Trust at Hampton Court Palace (RCIN 406393).