Dirck van Dalens I (1600-1676)

A View of the Valkhof at Nijmegen from across the River Waal

Details

Dirck van Dalens I (1600-1676)
A View of the Valkhof at Nijmegen from across the River Waal
signed and dated 'D Dalens 167(3?)' (on the mooring post, lower right)
oil on panel
19 x 253/8in. (48.3 x 64.5cm.)

Provenance

Rear Admiral Strange, North Hill, Windlesham, Surrey; Christie's, 19 July 1873, lot 67, as Van Goyen (5gns. to Hack).
Presumably John Patrick, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900) at Cardiff Castle, (apparently first recorded at Cardiff circa 1890), and by descent at Mount Stuart.

Lot Essay

The Valkhof, a large castle founded by Charlemagne (774-814) by the River Waal at Nijmegen, was torn down in 1796.

Dalens was probably a pupil of Moses van Uyttenbroeck, for whom he contributed figures and animals to a number of landscapes, and whose style he imitated. The present picture appears to be the only landscape he painted in the style of Jan van Goyen.

We are grateful to Dr. Hans-Ulrich Beck for confirming the attribution.

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