Mid-18th-Century Dutch School, Landscape With Travellers, Distant View & Building

Mid-18th-Century Dutch School, Landscape With Travellers, Distant View & BuildingThis splendid mid 18th century Dutch landscape painting depicts a view with travellers before distant rolling hills. Amid the long shadows of early evening, a travelling party rests by welcoming retreat. A mother, embraced by her child, extends an arm for payment perhaps a fee for lodgings or simply desirous of a charitable act. A distant village, hazy and tinted, is nestled into the middle ground, while beyond, the picturesque topography extends

which he painted on numerous occasions

How have oil paintings been replaced by quick snaps on an iPhone

1881) / Private collection

various bunches rest in buckets - a bright array of pinks

It’s emphatically baroque and set before a far-reaching nocturnal landscape with a dark brooding sky

She’s every inch a society lady and lived during such an exciting time for fashion

he’s selected a stimulating composition with several elements to explore

while honing his skills as a painter

note the glimpse through the back of the stage

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 17” x 25” / 43cm x 63cmYear of creation: c

It’s possibly the Malvern Hills or the Teme Valley where he often worked

was also a notable still life painter