Two Putti offering a Baby a Bunch of Grapes
Francis Clein [also Cleyn] (Rostock 1582 – London 1658)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1637 - 1639
Materials
Tempera on paper laid down on linen
Measurements
914 x 452 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140151
Summary
Tempera painting on paper laid down on linen, Two Putti offering a Baby a Bunch of Grapes by Francis Cleyn the elder (Rostock 1582 – London 1658). Two putti tending to a baby, one on the right, supports the baby who is sitting on a classically carved stone seat whilst the other putto on the left proffers the baby a bunch of grapes. A rocky landscape with trees and shrubs to the right and a distant view of ruins and cloudy sky to the left.
Provenance
In 1677 inventory and thence by descent until acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 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
Francis Clein [also Cleyn] (Rostock 1582 – London 1658), artist