Two Pairs of Peasants Standing Outside Ruins
Drawing
17th century (drawn)
17th century (drawn)
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Two men stand on the left, one gesturing towards the entrance (up a small flight of steps) to a complex of ruins; a peasant cottage with a red tile roof has been incorporated into the fabric of the ruins. On the right side of the composition two further figures are silhouetted against a view of a distant hillside.
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Title | Two Pairs of Peasants Standing Outside Ruins (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Black chalk, with some corrections in opaque white and with later addition of watercolour washes; framing line in black chalk. |
Brief description | Drawing, 'Two Pairs of Peasants Standing Outside Ruins', by Esaias van de Velde, Dutch School, 17th century |
Physical description | Two men stand on the left, one gesturing towards the entrance (up a small flight of steps) to a complex of ruins; a peasant cottage with a red tile roof has been incorporated into the fabric of the ruins. On the right side of the composition two further figures are silhouetted against a view of a distant hillside. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
Object history | Thomas Dimsdale (1758–1823), London; William Esdaile (1758–1837), London, his sale, London, Christie’s, 18–25 June 1840, one of two in lot 915: ‘J. van Goyen. Ruined buildings, in colours; and a sketch, in pen’ (with lot 916 to ‘Sheath’ for £0. 4s. 0d.); Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869. |
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Accession number | DYCE.415 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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