Probably Henri de Namur, Seigneur de Flostoy et de Bayart (b. 1528), or Philippe de Namur d'Elzée, Seigneur de Dhuy, d'Elzée et de Laitre (b. 1550); Thence by direct descent to Constant Marie Claude de Namur, Vicomte d'Elzée (b. 1790; married secondly Aimée Christine Leopoldine de Beauffort); Their daughter, Caroline, whose husband adopted the title of Comte de Namur d'Elzée by Royal assent when the earlier line became extinct upon the death of her uncle; Thence by descent; Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Noble Family"), London, Sotheby's, December 13, 2001, lot 24, where acquired by the last owner.
Inscriptions
signed with the artist's serpent device and dated 1530 on the tree trunk middle left
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Captions
Phyllis and Aristotle (1530). Oil on panel, 55.3 x 35.3 cm (21.7 x 13.8 in)