Still Life with Fruits, Flowers and Insects
Philips van Kouwenbergh (1671 - 1729)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1690 - 1729
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
483 x 425 mm (19 x 16 3/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732167
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Still Life with Fruits, Flowers and Insects by Philips van Couwenberg (c.1669-1729), signed at the top of the plinth: P. V. KOUWENBERG. A vase with roses, irises and other flowers stands on a ledge surrounded by various insects.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (The National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Signed: [indistinctly] bottom right P v Kouwenberg Verso: Inscribed in blue crayon on back of stretcher: Left Handside door [?] nearest to Wall Corridor; and again 3.L.D. Corridor Verso: Label: of CHAPMAN BROS &c, inscribed in ink: Sir H.Hoare No.3988
Makers and roles
Philips van Kouwenbergh (1671 - 1729), artist