As part of our research we discovered that the picture was owned by three members of the original Beefsteak Club, and hung at the Bedford Arms in Covent Garden, where the original patriotic dining ...
With 29 art dealers spread out across 29 galleries, the sheer volume and quality of works on display appears to be rather impressive indeed! For those readers who can't make it to NY this year ...
I missed this news story at the end of last year that the Krannert Art Museum in Illinois acquired Willem Bartsius's Samson and Delilah. The work was purchased through the London dealer Ben Elwes.