A Classical Landscape with Figures resting by a Road
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 732185
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Classical Landscape with Figures resting by a Road by Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte (Antwerp 1662 – Rome 1749). Two classically clad figures are resting on a rock on the left talking to a female figure standing on the path in the centre. Another figure walks on the path behindd. They are flanked by trees and behind, on the left, is an italianate church.In the distance are hills and the sea.
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 black paint over red chalk: 107
Makers and roles
Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte (Antwerp 1662 – Rome 1749) , artist