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Study of a grove of oak trees

Drawing
17th century (made)
Artist/Maker

In the central foreground is a grove of oak trees on a small hillock, to the left of a footpath that zigzags into the background on the right, with a horse and rider in the far distance.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy of a grove of oak trees (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink on Japanese paper; framing line in brown ink.
Brief description
Drawing, Study of a grove of oak trees, by Jan Lievens, pen and brown ink on Japanese paper, 17th century
Physical description
In the central foreground is a grove of oak trees on a small hillock, to the left of a footpath that zigzags into the background on the right, with a horse and rider in the far distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 223mm
  • Width: 372mm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at upper left centre, in pencil, 131.1
Object history
Miss Emily Dalton (1816/17–1900), Leicester, by whom bequeathed to the museum (NAL dry stamp on recto and Dalton Bequest purple ink stamp on verso of lining; neither in Lugt), 1900.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. 1, Cat. 112, illustrated. p. 157
Collection
Accession number
D.1092-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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