Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer (Dutch 1606-1670)

Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer (Dutch 1606-1670)
A bagpiper playing for villagers before the ruins of an inn
Indistinctly signed ** Heer (to rock, lower centre)
Pen and brown ink on vellum
45.1 x 37.1cm; 17¾ x 14½in

Provenance:
Ronald Searle (1920-2011) (his stamp to backing sheet);
Christie's. London, Old Master Drawings, 10 July 2001, lot 167, where purchased by the previous private collector;
Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Old Master, British & European Paintings, 5 September 2023, lot 77, where purchased by the present owner