Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Landscape near Genoa c. 1621-7
Pen and greyish-brown ink and greyish-brown wash, with some blue watercolour in the sky; some retouching by another hand? in brown wash | 27.3 x 37.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912972
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A drawing of a rocky landscape with trees. A rider and a shepherd with his herd are crossing a bridge in the middleground, left. In the background is a wooded hill surmounted by a building. Inscribed, lower right by the artist: fuori di Genoa / quarto. The inscription probably identifies the locality as Quarto di Mille, outside Genoa. Van Dyck stayed in Genoa on several occasions during his Italian journey between 1621 and 1627.
Provenance
Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley; St Michael's College, Tenbury Wells; purchased by George V, 1919
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Medium and techniques
Pen and greyish-brown ink and greyish-brown wash, with some blue watercolour in the sky; some retouching by another hand? in brown wash
Measurements
27.3 x 37.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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