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View on the Rhine

Drawing
1679 (drawn)
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.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleView 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 typeUnique
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 createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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