Landscape with Figures
Abraham Cornelisz Begeyn (Leiden 1637/38 - Berlin 1697)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1675 - 1679
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
838 x 889 mm (33 x 35 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139572
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, River Landscape with Figures by Abraham Begeyn (Leyden 1637 or 1638 - Berlin 1697), circa 1675/79. A rugged rocky landscape with mountains to the right of a river valley, complete with simple bridge across to the left bank. A conical mountain in the centre background and a tree framing the left of the scene, a figure on horseback talking to a man who is walking and gesturing to the right.
Provenance
In 1679 inventory; and thence by descent until acquired by HM Government, when Sir Lyonel and Cecil Tollemache presented Ham House to the National Trust, and subsequently transferred to the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1948; transferred to the National Trust, 2002
Credit line
Ham House, The Dysart Collection (purchased by HM Government in 1948 and transferred to the National Trust in 2002)
Makers and roles
Abraham Cornelisz Begeyn (Leiden 1637/38 - Berlin 1697) , artist