A Classical Landscape, with figures conversing by a Fountain
Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte (Antwerp 1662 – Rome 1749)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1682 - 1749
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
381 x 483 mm (15 x 19 in)
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732183
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Classical Landscape, with figures conversing by a Fountain by Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte (Antwerp 1662 – Rome 1749). A tree-lined path with water gatherers resting by a stream. Roman buildings, including a colosseum, van be seen in the distance.
Provenance
Probably acquired by Henry Hoare II (1705-85). 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 (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Inscribed in red chalk and black paint: 105
Makers and roles
Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte (Antwerp 1662 – Rome 1749) , artist