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View of Loenen Aan de Vecht in evening, seen from the south, with the church of st Ludgerus beyond trees

Drawing
17th century (made)
Artist/Maker

As the sun sets in the distance on the right, a rowing boat and a fishing boat (boeier) make their way towards a bridge with a characteristic Dutch drawbridge. On the opposite side of the river (the Vecht) is the cruciform church of St Ludgerus, Loenen aan de Vecht, with its tall tower. Two empty boats are moored near a bank of tall trees.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleView of Loenen Aan de Vecht in evening, seen from the south, with the church of st Ludgerus beyond trees
Materials and techniques
Black and brown chalks, with point of the brush and black ink, and grey and brown washes; framing line in dark brown ink.
Brief description
Drawing, View of Loenen Aan de Vecht in evening, seen from the south, with the church of st Ludgerus beyond trees, Copy after Aert van der Neer, Dutch school, 17th century
Physical description
As the sun sets in the distance on the right, a rowing boat and a fishing boat (boeier) make their way towards a bridge with a characteristic Dutch drawbridge. On the opposite side of the river (the Vecht) is the cruciform church of St Ludgerus, Loenen aan de Vecht, with its tall tower. Two empty boats are moored near a bank of tall trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 268mm
Marks and inscriptions
Falsely signed with the artist’s monogram, at lower right, in point of brush in black ink, AV(in ligature)DN(in ligature).
Object history
possibly Christiaan Josi (1768–1828), Amsterdam and London;1 William Esdaile (1758–1837), London (L. 2617), his sale, London, Christie’s, 18–25 June 1840, lot 969: ‘Van der Neer. A village-church, on a river––moonlight’ (to ‘Tiffin’ for £0. 4s. 0d); 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. 140, illustrated. p. 189
Collection
Accession number
D.948-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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