Dutch Winter Scene
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (Brussels 1816 - Mainz 1907)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1883
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
400 x 600 mm
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288970
Caption
This depiction of peasants skating on a frozen river was painted in 1883 by Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (1816–1907) who was known for his talent of capturing the effects of light.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Dutch Winter Scene by Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (Brussels 1816 - Mainz 1907), 1883. A winter landscape with peasants skating on frozen river, windmills in the distance below a large grey skyscape.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust on the death of Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander (1882-1962)
Credit line
Wightwick Manor, The Mander Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Ch Seirckert 83 (signed and dated botton right)
Makers and roles
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (Brussels 1816 - Mainz 1907), artist