Farm Buildings seen through an Archway
Jan van der Heyden (Gorinchem 1637 – Amsterdam 1712)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1657 - 1712
Materials
Oil on panel (oak)
Measurements
286 x 261 mm (11 1/4 x 10 1/4 in)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446723
Caption
It has been suggested that the figure and animals were painted by another artist – Adriaen van der Velde. The sheep, in particular, seem to be painted in his style, and a disparity between them and the rest of the picture also suggests that they were added by another hand. The brace-clamps on the building seen through the archway form the date 1572. This is not, however, the date of the painting, as its predates the birth of the artist.
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Farm Buildings seen through an Archway, by Jan van der Heyden (Gorinchem 1637 – Amsterdam 1712). A track, on which are some sheep, leads under a ruined brick archway to a cottage and farm buildings; in the centre beyond the archway a shepherd sits by a fence with his dog.
Provenance
J. Kleinenburgh sale, Leiden, 19 July 1841, lot 65: bought by de Gruyter; anonymous sale (Rev. Schuldham), Christie's, 28 June 1879, lot 103: bought by Partington; C. T. D. Crews sale, Christie's, 1st July 1915, lot 33: bought by Colnaghi; Henry Hirsh sale, Christie's 12 June 1931, lot 5: bought by Spink on behalf of Lord Bearsted for £ 472.10.0 & commission = £ 496.2.0
Credit line
Upton House, The Bearsted Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Jan van der Heyden (Gorinchem 1637 – Amsterdam 1712), artist
