FRANS FRANCKEN II (ANTWERP, 1581-1642) THE SEVEN WORKS OF MERCY Oak panel, two boards, reinforced Monogrammed lower right "FF"; Inscribed on the reverse The seven works of mercy, oak panel, two boards, reinforced, monogrammed lower right "FF" ; Inscribed on the reverse. 43 x 68 CM - 16,9 x 26,8 IN. Provenance Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot (Drouot Estimations), 6 December 2019, no. 33 (reproduced). Our composition is similar to the one (panel, 78 x 109 CM) in the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen in Munich (signed and dated 1630) (See U. Härting, Frans Francken der Jüngere, Freren, 1989, no. 273, reproduced on p. 309). A similar composition attributed to Frans Francken on copper (55 x 72 CM) is on sale at Christie's, London, 19 May 1989, no. 144.