Landscape with a Stunted Tree in a Hilly Landscape
Drawing
17th century (drawn)
17th century (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
The stunted tree is in the left foreground; in the centre middle ground, buildings and a tower emerge from above trees; in the distance, a river or lake is visible with a town on the further bank. The rocky character of the landscape and the style of the tower suggest an Italian setting.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Landscape with a Stunted Tree in a Hilly Landscape (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over red chalk, heightened with white, on brownish paper; framing line in brown ink |
| Brief description | Drawing 'Landscape with a Stunted Tree in a Hilly Landscape', Anonymous Flemish, Pen and brown ink, 17th century |
| Physical description | The stunted tree is in the left foreground; in the centre middle ground, buildings and a tower emerge from above trees; in the distance, a river or lake is visible with a town on the further bank. The rocky character of the landscape and the style of the tower suggest an Italian setting. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), London (L. 2445); 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; 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. II, Cat. 627, illus. p. 571 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.955-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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