FRANS SNYDERS (1579-1657) and workshop. Covetousness: two dogs in front of a still life of game, a bowl of strawberries, artichokes and lobster arranged on an entablature. Canvas 121 x 108 cm Bears a label lower left: 67 On the reverse, a label indicating a sale in Paris in 1870 We would like to thank Mr Fred Meijer for his help in describing the painting (seen on photograph, e-mail dated 31.08.2025). Our painting can be compared with two compositions by Frans Snyders listed in the catalogue raisonné (Hella Robels, Frans Snyders. Stilleben - und Tiermaler (1579-1657), Munich, 1989): - N°71 : Game, birds and fruit basket, canvas, signed, 226 x 165cm, Victor D. Spark, New York, 1957-1963, and sold at Artcurial, Paris, 22 March 2023, n°53 ; - N°80 : Game, lobster and fruit, canvas, 175 x 140 cm, Uppark-Sussex. Condition report: - a few tiny chips in the upper left-hand corner - presented in a later stuccoed and gilded wooden frame with spandrels carved with leaves in relief (accidents and missing parts) Expert : Mrs Chantal MAUDUIT