Flemish Landscape with Village and Figures
Dutch School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
825 x 1170 mm
Place of origin
Flanders (Belgium from 1830)
Order this imageCollection
Treasurer's House, North Yorkshire
NT 593149
Summary
Oil painting on canvas showing a landscape with village and figures and a boats on water. One of the boats has an orange tricolour, flag of the United Provinces (Netherlands). Signed Rysdael 1652'. Fitted as overmantel. No attribution is claimed in 1909 or 1930 inventories and 1954 guidebook suggests the signature is a forgery.
Provenance
This work has been in place since at least 1901, unclear if it was added by Frank Green or was already in situ by the time he purchased the property. Gift of Francis 'Frank' William Green FSA (1861-1954) 1930.
Credit line
Treasurer’s House, York, The Frank Green Gift (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Dutch School, artist Flemish School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1600/03 - Haarlem 1670), artist