A Hermit at his Devotions
imitator of Gerrit Dou (Leiden 1613 - Leiden 1675)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
550 x 500 mm
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 436095
Summary
Oil painting on panel, A Hermet at his Devotions, imitator of Gerrit Dou (Leyden 1613 – Leyden 1675). A hermit at his devotions at an open window, a book before him and two carrots resting on a ledge.
Provenance
M. Pilaes, Antwerp; bought 1754 by Sir Henry Bankes (1711 - 1774); purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) from Edward John Peregrine Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow, C. St J. (b.1936) in 1984
Credit line
Belton House, The Brownlow Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Label on back: Gerard Dou / Sir H B's Coll / No 39 HRC
Makers and roles
imitator of Gerrit Dou (Leiden 1613 - Leiden 1675), artist