Focus on this artwork and explain the Provenance and other depictions.
This painting has been considered a highlight of the national history collection since it was bought in 1802 by Alexander Gogel for the high price of nearly 1000 guilders and has been on show ever since, though mostly only displayed in rooms with anatomy scenes out of respect for the effect it may have on casual visitors. It was purchased for the National Kunst Galerie in the Hague, against the advice of Cornelis Sebille Roos, who felt it should be covered with a curtain. The same subject was a popular print by Roelant Roghman, and Roos also claimed it was a copy after a print and not by Frans van Mieris as the seller had advertised. It was reattributed to Jan de Baen soon after the purchase.
Alexander Gogel Cornelis Sebille Roos Frans van Mieris Jan de Baen Roelant Roghman