Herman Saftleven (1609-85)
Mountainous river landscape with boats and figures 1677
Black chalk and watercolour | 19.5 x 32.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912898
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A drawing of a river with boats, one of which is being pushed out from shallow water in the foreground. A tree grows from a rocky outcrop on the left, and mountains loom in the distance. Signed and dated, lower left: HS [in monogram] / 1677. Herman Saftleven made many landscape drawings of the countryside around his home city of Utrecht and along the Rhine.This is one of a series of landscapes executed in 1677, which are loosely based on the scenery along the Rhine.
Provenance
Abraham van Broyel sale, Amsterdam, 30 October 1759, lot D184 where attributed to Herman Saftleven, 'een ditto Rhyn-gezicht, in de zelfde manier geteekend, niet minder dan het voorige en van ditto groote'; bought by Pieter Yver (fl.98 with lot D183); probably acquired by George III; in the Royal Collection by c.1810; transferred from Buckingham Palace in 1950 (V.R. Inventory no. 885)
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk and watercolour
Measurements
19.5 x 32.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 12898
