River Scene with a Ferry Boat
Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1600/03 - Haarlem 1670)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1647 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on panel (oak)
Measurements
775 x 1168 mm (30 1/2 x 46 in)
Place of origin
Holland
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246472
Caption
Salomon van Ruysdael enjoyed a great success in his lifetime with pictures of the quite life of the inland watercourses of the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic. This picture demonstrates his move towards a more vibrant palette at this stage of his career, and a greater complexity of composition that draws the eye to the distance.
Summary
Oil painting on oak panel, River Scene with a Ferry Boat, by Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1600/03 - Haarlem 1670), signed and dated: "S v Ruysdael 1647". A view looking down a river; in the centre a ferry boat laden with a horse and rider, peasants and cattle; on the left among trees, farm buildings and a church; in the distance sailing vessels and small craft.
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
S v Ruysdael 1647 (signed and dated)
Makers and roles
Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1600/03 - Haarlem 1670), artist