Frans Francken the Younger (Antwerp, 1581-1642), The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, Antwerp, oil on panel, 53.6 x 75.2 cm (21 x 30 in.). Signed bottom right: f·franck · iN F fe. Courtesy DE JONCKHEERE at TEFAF Maastrich 2023

Provenance: Duke of Gesso, Naples;
Giovanni Andrea de Marinis, Marquis of Genzano, Naples, before 1824;
Bequeathed to his son, Giuseppe de Sangro, 3rdPrince of Fondi (1776-1838), Palazzo del Principe di Fondi, Naples;
Remained in the collection of the De Sangro family, Naples, until 1895;
Family sale, Palazzo Fondi, Naples, 22 April – 1 May 1895 (this lot, May 1895), lot 721;
Sasso Collection, Rome, until 1946;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 7 June 1984, lot 71;
Robert Finck Gallery, Brussels, 1985;
Private collection.

Literature: 1846. Published in Napoli e il suo congresso, Napoli al cospetto della civiltà contemporanea, by O. Turchetti, page 183
1847. Published in Naples ses monuments et ses curiosités, by S. D’Aloe, page 330
1983. Published in Studien zur Kabinettbildmalerei des Frans Francken II. 1581–1642. Ein repräsentativer Werkkatalog, by U. Härting, catalogue A213a
1989. Published in Frans Francken der Jüngere (1581–1642). Die Gemälde mit kritischem œuvrekatalog, by U. Härting, page 99 and 312, catalogue 284.