Tulips and other Flowers in a Glass Bowl
manner of Ambrosius Bosschaert, the Elder (Antwerp 1573 - The Hague 1621)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1593 - 1621
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
460 x 370 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290455
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Tulips and other Flowers in a Glass Bowl, manner of Ambroisus Bosschaert, the elder (Antwerp 1573 – The Hague 1621). Glass vase containing red and white striped tulips, pink roses and other flowers. Vase is on a wooden table. Dark background. 'Mrs. Smedley' inscribed on the reverse.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with - 1981) to the National Trust with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
Smedley (inscribed on reverse)
Makers and roles
manner of Ambrosius Bosschaert, the Elder (Antwerp 1573 - The Hague 1621), artist manner of Jan Brueghel the Elder (Brussels 1568 - Antwerp 1625), artist