Willem Schellinks (1623-1678)

A wooded Road between Canterbury and Dover, England

细节

Willem Schellinks (1623-1678)
A wooded Road between Canterbury and Dover, England
signed 'Tussen Cantelberg en Doever bij Britgi... W. Schellingx'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, black ink framing lines
186 x 297 mm.

来源

P. de Boer, Amsterdam.
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1970, lot 86.
Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 12 July 1988, lot 39, illustrated.

展览

Laren, Singer Museum, Oude Tekeningen, Een keuze uit de verzameling P. en N. de Boer, June-September 1966, no. 209.

拍品专文

Willem Schellinks, born in Amsterdam, is best known for his topographical drawings, which he executed on his trips through different European countries, while his brother Daniel (1627-1701) is mainly known for his varied landscapes. In 1661-65 Willem Schellinks travelled to England, France, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, accompanying the wealthy ship owner's son Jacques Thierry on his Grand Tour. At the same time he made a large number of topographical drawings commissioned by the Amsterdam lawyer Laurens van der Hem, who illustrated his Atlas Blaeu with mostly topographical views commissioned from different artists (now in the Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, see also lot 143 in this sale). The present drawing, obviously done in situ, dates from this journey, providing a dating of circa 1661-2.