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A Capriccio with a tower in a landscape

Oil Painting
late 17th century to early 18th century (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Capriccio with a fanciful towered building in a landscape. Tall trees to the left and a river valley to the right. Two cowherds with cows and a dog in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Capriccio with a tower in a landscape (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting, 'A capriccio with a tower in a landscape', Netherlandish, late 17th or early 18th century
Physical description
Capriccio with a fanciful towered building in a landscape. Tall trees to the left and a river valley to the right. Two cowherds with cows and a dog in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 67.8cm
  • Width: 130.4cm
Measured 22/05/07 by Emma Luker and Rachel Sloan
Style
Credit line
Purchased
Object history
Purchased at an unknown date, probably in order to hang above the chimneypiece in the Clifford's Inn Room. Not accessioned at that time, nor included in Kauffmann.
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Not in Kauffmann
Collection
Accession number
E.2699-2016

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Record createdMay 23, 2007
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