Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp)


The Supper at Emmaus oil on panel53.3 x 63.3cm (21 x 24 15/16in).
|ProvenanceAcquired by the present owner approximately 50/60 years agoAlthough its present whereabouts is unknown, the original composition by Rubens was copied by Willem van Swanenburg in his engraving of 1611. A version which has been considered to be the possible original by Rubens, in Saint Eustache, Paris differs from the present composition in the colouring. A copy of an X-ray conducted on the present painting is available and is interesting in that it shows a considerable degree of under-drawing, in particular in the feet in the foreground.