A Ruined Temple at Sunset
manner of Herman van Swanevelt (Woerden c.1600 - Paris 1665)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1092 x 1397 mm (43 x 55 in)
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608979
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Ruined Temple at Sunset in the manner of Herman van Swanevelt (Woerden c.1600 - Paris 1665), 17th century. A ruined temple, right, with a sarcophagus and reclining effigy; to the left herdsmen and animals by a group of trees, the view of a bay with a ship in middle distance, hills in background.
Provenance
Attingham collection. 1847 Catalogue of Paintings p.9; 1861 Inventory p.215. 'Heirloom' 1947 Probate Valuation no.51; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Credit line
Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On canvas, on Boots paper label: 51 On stretcher (top): 857 DY On stretcher (top): 857 DY On stretcher (top): 22 On stretcher (bottom): ATT/P/043 (in pink chalk) Frame (back - at bottom): RICARD Frame (back - at bottom): ATT/P/043 (in pink chalk)
Makers and roles
manner of Herman van Swanevelt (Woerden c.1600 - Paris 1665) , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Claude Lorrain (Champagne 1600 – Rome 1682), artist previously catalogued as manner of Claude Lorrain (Champagne 1600 – Rome 1682), artist previously catalogued as after Claude Lorrain (Champagne 1600 – Rome 1682), artist