A Pair of Paintings by Pieter Casteels of Ducks and Ducklings on a Pond and an Assembly of Fowl and Their Young.

The painting of Fowl and their young signed and dated 1728 lower left. Provenance Probably acquired from the artist by Henry Gray (1671-1740) Eleventh Earl and 1st Duke of Kent, for his residence at 4 St James Sq London; thence by inheritance to Thomas Philip Earl de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 3rd Baron Grantham, 6th Baron Lucas (1781-1859), 4 St James Sq London. Literature Catalogue of Paintings belonging to Thomas Philip Earl de Grey at his house in St James Sq, London 1834,n.p.,cat nos 105,110