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.
Provenance
Albert Levy sale, Christie's, 6 April 1876, lot 365, bought by Vokins; H. Bingham Mildmay sale, Christie's, 24 June 1893, lot 66, bought by Lesser for £913 10s, from whom acquired by William McEwan the same year; The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., stored in the cellar, page 164.
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
