View on the Rhine

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Artist/Maker	Almeloveen, Jan Van (artist)
Place of origin	Netherlands (drawn)

View on the Rhine; in the middle distance a ruined bridge crosses the river near a church; two mountains on the right. Signed Johann van Almeloveen, fecit 1679.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	View on the Rhine (published title)
Materials and techniques	en and brown ink, with grey wash; framing line in brown ink on paper Paper Pen Ink Wash Drawing
Brief description	Drawing, View on the Rhine, by Jan van Almeloveen; Signed and dated; Pen and brown ink with grey wash on paper; Dutch School; 1679
Physical description	View on the Rhine; in the middle distance a ruined bridge crosses the river near a church; two mountains on the right. Signed Johann van Almeloveen, fecit 1679.
Dimensions	Height: 148mm Width: 191mm
Style	Dutch School
Production type	Unique
Marks and inscriptions	Signed Johann van Almeloveen, fecit 1679.
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history	Bequeathed by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, 1869 I.F. Tuffen, Esq. (d. before 1821), London, his sale, London, Sotheby’s, 1–6 March 1821, lot 43: ‘A pair landscapes, pen and Indian ink’ (to ‘Thane’ for Esdaile for £1. 4s. 0d.); William Esdaile (1758–1837), London (L. 2617), his sale, London, Christie’s, 18–25 June 1840, one of a pair in lot 745: ‘J. Almeloveen. A pair of views on the Rhine’ (with lots 744 and 746 to ‘Morant’ for £7. 0s. 0d.); Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted	River Bridge Church Mountains
Place depicted	Netherlands
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. Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol.I, cat.2, pp.3-4
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.443

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O240766/view-on-the-rhine-drawing-almeloveen-jan-van/

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