De Heem returns home via Van Haeften
This still life by Dutch artist Cornelis de Heem (1631-95) has been returned to its historical home, The National Trust’s Dyrham Park in Gloucestershire. The painting was bought through London dealer Johnny Van Haeften for £574,000.
William Blathwayt (c.1649-1717), the builder of Dyrham Park, was secretary at war to William III and…