Lot Essay
The mill in the foreground was situated halfway between Nieder and Hochelter. A similar view with van Goyen's inscription identifying it as Schenkenschans seen from another angle was no. 43 in the album
Details
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen* (1596-1656)
A View of Schenkenschans with the River Rhine seen from Eltberg, Cleves beyond
with number '64'; black chalk, grey wash
3 7/8 x 6¼in. (98 x 158mm.)
A View of Schenkenschans with the River Rhine seen from Eltberg, Cleves beyond
with number '64'; black chalk, grey wash
3 7/8 x 6¼in. (98 x 158mm.)
Literature
H.-U. Beck, op. cit., no. 847/64