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Dia.: 35,5 cm
Condition: (UV-checked)
- With a partly restored hairline from ca. 2 o'clock to the centre of the dish, with a related visible tight hairline extending further. Also with small rim chips restored at ca. 7 and 11 o'clock.
Marked AR on the back for Adriaa[e]n van Rijsselberg[h], the 'De Grieksche A' workshop, Delft, ca. 1701 or possibly 1713 to 1735.
The current dish shows important similarities to a number of plates and dishes with a Commedia del'Arte theme, but the inscription here reads 'Le violon de campagne', which may refer to a rural violin player or fiddler, rather than a talented musician.
Ref.: Aronson, inv. no. D1425, for a plate depicting Scaramouche, also marked for the same painter, and also bearing a similar inscription in the lower section of the central medallion. (link)