Lot Essay
(1) See illustration on p.
Details
Cornelis Groeneveld (active circa 1795-1813)
An Allegory on Christian Religion
signed 'G.Groeneveld delin.' and with inscription 'C Groeneveld, 1809' on a label on the mount; pencil, pen and grey ink, grey wash, brown ink framing lines
352 x 251 mm.; a drawing with an allegory of War and Peace by Jacques Kuijper, 145 x 97 mm.; and a design for a book illustration dated 1789 by the same hand, 125 x 81 mm. (3)
An Allegory on Christian Religion
signed 'G.Groeneveld delin.' and with inscription 'C Groeneveld, 1809' on a label on the mount; pencil, pen and grey ink, grey wash, brown ink framing lines
352 x 251 mm.; a drawing with an allegory of War and Peace by Jacques Kuijper, 145 x 97 mm.; and a design for a book illustration dated 1789 by the same hand, 125 x 81 mm. (3)
Provenance
(1) L.X. Lannoy; R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 1925, lot 1025
(1) with P.A. Scheen, The Hague, 1952
(2-3) with M. Israel, Amsterdam, 1951-4
(1) with P.A. Scheen, The Hague, 1952
(2-3) with M. Israel, Amsterdam, 1951-4
Literature
(1) P.A. Scheen, Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950, The Hague, 1969, I, pl. 2
Engraved
(1) Anonymous, 'De Triomph der Christelijke Godsdienst'
(2) by the artist(?); an impression is sold with the drawing
(2) by the artist(?); an impression is sold with the drawing