A Riding-School c.1650-1750
Oil on canvas | 47.5 x 69.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406423
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This is one of a set of eight ovals recorded in Kensington Palace in 1778 (see also CW 23, 403545; CW 24, 404345; CW 251, 406427; CW 252, 406428; CW 253, 406424; CW 254, 406422; CW 255, 403547). They appear to be good nearly contemporary imitations of the style of Philips Wouwermans, in the case of six of them (including this one), and Nicolaes Berchem, in the case of the remaining two. This scene shows two men and a child watching as a rider exercises his grey horse at the manège, a small dog at the horse's heels; on the left, an elegant couple stroll past; on the right, a high stone wall surrounding a large country house and a classical archway
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
47.5 x 69.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
60.1 x 83.5 x 3.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Camp scene, with a rider on a kicking horse
A Conference of troopers