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Landscape with a town in the middle distance
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Landscape with a town in the middle distance
- Object:
Oil painting
- Date:
17th century (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on oak panel
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by John M. Parsons
- Museum number:
582-1870
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings, room 90, case East Wall
Date
17th century (painted)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Oil on oak panel
Dimensions
Height: 47.3 cm estimate, Width: 72.5 cm estimate
Object history note
Bequeathed by John M. Parsons, 1870
Descriptive line
Oil painting, 'Landscape with a Town in the Middle Distance', Dutch School, 17th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Kauffmann, C.M., Catalogue of Foreign Paintings, I. Before 1800, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973, p. 94, cat. no. 98
The following is the full text of the entry:
"Dutch School, 17th century
98
LANDSCAPE WITH A TOWN IN THE
MIDDLE DISTANCE
Oak panel
18 5/8 X 25 (47.3 X 72.5)
582-1870
Although catalogued as Jacob van Ruisdael in 1893 (Catalogue,p. 185), this painting is so badly rubbed and so extensively repainted that an attempt at attribution would seem impossible.
Condition.Panel split horizontally; the pigment is worn down to the panel in many areas and there has been extensive repainting on landscape and sky. Only the left foreground retains its original character.
Prov.John Parsons; bequeathed to the Museum in 1870."
Production Note
Formerly attributed to Jacob van Ruisdael (1893), this painting is so badly rubbed and extensively repainted that an attempt at an attribution is all but impossible.
Materials
Oil paint; Oak
Techniques
Oil painting
Subjects depicted
Landscape; Rivers; Towns
Categories
Paintings
Collection code
PDP
