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Drawing

ca. 1625-1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Landscape; a river scene, men in the foreground about to load a boat with a tree which they have felled; Pen and sepia.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Maritime
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and sepia
Pen
Sepia
Drawing
Brief description
Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco; Landscape; a river scene, men in the foreground about to load a boat with a tree which they have felled; Pen and sepia; Bolognese School; ca. 1625-1680.
Physical description
Landscape; a river scene, men in the foreground about to load a boat with a tree which they have felled; Pen and sepia.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3in
  • Width: 12.7in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: 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.
Style
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collections - William Esdaile, Ralph Udney, and Richard Cumberland.
Subjects depicted
Landscapes (Representations)
River
Men
Boat
Trees
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.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.56 , cat. n. 715, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: GRIMALDI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO called il Bolognese (1606-80) 715 River landscape with men chopping wood and loading it into a boat Inscribed on the mount in an 18th century hand 'Franc", Boglognese' (sic) Pen and ink on brown washed paper 8 3/8 x 12 3/4 (213 x 324) Dyce 310 PROVENANCE W. Esdaile (according to the Dyce Catalogue); R. Udny (Lugt 2248); Richard Cumberland (according to the Dyce Catalogue); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 310 (as by Grimaldi) The drawing is rather beneath Grimaldi's usual level, and may be by an imitator. A hole to the right of the bigger trees is patched and touched in.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.310

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2009
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