Attributed to Johannes van den bent (circa 1650-1690), a Mediterranean harbourside scene with a party of finely-dressed figures preparing to embark, oil on canvas, 93 x 80.5 cm. Other Notes: another, more expansive version of this composition by van den bent, with the same groups of figures and landscape elements rearranged into a broader scheme, was sold at Christie's in 2000 (oil on canvas, 106 x 145.5 cm, old master pictures, London, 7 July 2000, lot 128, £16,000 excluding premium)