"Lived in the seventeenth century. Dutch school. 51. Jacob and Laban. H. 58 1/4 in; W. 65 3/4 in. A large picture, of beautiful coloring, and the rare power of expression which characterizes this artist, who was one of the best pupils of Rembrandt. Signed, Jan Victors." [P. 28; a facsimile of the signature follows this entry.]
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 681 Fifth Avenue, in the City of New York. February, MDCCCLXXII.