Lot Essay
A picture with the same view of Nijmegen, but of smaller dimensions, was sold in these Rooms, 10 July 1992, lot 7 (180,000).
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The Valkhof at Nijmegen with a coach and horses on a ferry on the River Waal
Details
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
The Valkhof at Nijmegen with a coach and horses on a ferry on the River Waal
signed and dated 'VGOYEN 1646' (lower left, on the ferry)
oil on panel
17 x 21 in. (45.1 x 54 cm.)
The Valkhof at Nijmegen with a coach and horses on a ferry on the River Waal
signed and dated 'VGOYEN 1646' (lower left, on the ferry)
oil on panel
17 x 21 in. (45.1 x 54 cm.)
Provenance
G.B. Hony; Christie's, London, 22 November 1929, lot 91 (780 gns. to E.A. Lewis).
E.A. Lewis; Christie's, London, 12 June 1931, lot 51 (unsold); reoffered 31 May 1935, lot 91 (400 gns. to Colnaghi).
with P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London.
H.M. Clark, London, 1935.
E.A. Lewis; Christie's, London, 12 June 1931, lot 51 (unsold); reoffered 31 May 1935, lot 91 (400 gns. to Colnaghi).
with P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London.
H.M. Clark, London, 1935.
Literature
van de Wael, p. 34, illustrated.
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen, Amsterdam, 1973, II, p. 175, no. 360.
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen, Amsterdam, 1973, II, p. 175, no. 360.
Exhibited
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Hidden Treasures, 27 July-17 October 1993, p. 20, no. 20, illustrated.