A River Estuary
Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1602 - Haarlem 1670)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1647 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
521 x 832 mm (20 1/2 x 32 3/4 in)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey (Accredited Museum)
On show at
Polesden Lacey, Surrey, London and South East, National Trust
NT 1246493
Summary
Oil painting on panel, A River Estuary by Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1602 - Haarlem 1670), signed and dated, on left hand boat, under basket: SvR 1647. A view looking down a river with fishermen in a moving boat on the left drawing in a net; on the right a sailing boat with passengers; on the bank beyond a cottage among trees and in the distance, towards the mouth of the river, a church.
Provenance
Lord Huntingfield sale, Christie's, 25 June 1915, lot 110, bought in; resold (anonymously), Christie's, 5 March 1920, lot 6, bought by Colnaghi, from whom it was acquired by Mrs Greville the same year for £1,800; bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913)
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
S v R 1647 (signed and dated)
Makers and roles
Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1602 - Haarlem 1670), artist