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View of a country church with a man seated by a well

Drawing
late 17th - early 18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Simon De Vlieger (artist)

View of a country church and graveyard, environed by trees; in the foreground a man is seated by a well, black chalk, grey wash on paper.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleView of a country church with a man seated by a well
Materials and techniques
black chalk, grey wash on paper
Paper
Black Chalk
Indian Ink
Drawing (Image-Making)
Wash Technique
Brief description
Simon de Vlieger (?), View of a country church with a man seated by a well, black chalk, grey wash, trace of framing line at toip in dark brown ink, Late 17th - early 18th century.
Physical description
View of a country church and graveyard, environed by trees; in the foreground a man is seated by a well, black chalk, grey wash on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 175mm
  • Width: 203mm
Style
Dutch School
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Ralph Willet (1719-95), Merly, nr Great Canford, Dorset, and London; his cousin and heir, John Willet Adye, who, according to the terms of his inheritance, changed his name to John Willet Willett (1745-1818), Merly and London, his sale, London, Thomas Philippe, 13-16 June 1808, lot 165 (as Jan van Kessel); William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (L. 2617), his sale, London, Christie's 18-25 June 1840, p[robably lot 711; Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798-1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted
Church
Graveyard
Trees
Well
Man
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. I, cat.413, pp.343-44
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.547

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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