Details
Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709)
A Village in a Woodland Clearing with a young Fiddler arriving Home in a Cart greeted by his Brothers
signed 'Hobbema'
35¼ x 41 5/8in. (89.5 x 105.8cm.)
A Village in a Woodland Clearing with a young Fiddler arriving Home in a Cart greeted by his Brothers
signed 'Hobbema'
35¼ x 41 5/8in. (89.5 x 105.8cm.)
Provenance
Imported into England by Philip Hill
Admiral Sir William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825),
by whom acquired from the above, by 1822
Abraham Robarts, Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, by 1829, and
by descent
Admiral Sir William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825),
by whom acquired from the above, by 1822
Abraham Robarts, Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, by 1829, and
by descent
Literature
G. F. Waagen, Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain, 1857, p.161 'A very remarkable picture, the composition displaying more taste than usual. The rendering of the light, which falls directly
on the centre of the objects in foreground, middle distance, and background, and also silvers the clouds, is particularly fortunate. The portions in shadow are also unusually juicy and clear. Form and size are very pleasing'
J. Smith, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., VI, 1835, p.140, no.78, described as a 'capital picture'
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., IV, 1912, p.392, no.114
W. Gibson, Mr. John Robarts' Collection of Pictures, Apollo, VIII, no.45, Sept.1928, p.115, illustrated in colour opposite p.118
G. Broulhiet, Meindert Hobbema, 1938, p.404, no.209, illustrated pp.206 and 545 (detail)
N. MacLaren, National Gallery Catalogues: The Dutch School, 1960, pp.170-1; 2nd ed., revised and enlarged by C. Brown, 1991, I, p.182 C. Wright, catalogue of the exhibition, Dutch Landscape Painting, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 Oct.-3 Dec.1983, p.65, under no.42
H. R. Hoetink and N. Sluijter-Seijffert, The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, 1985, p.206
B. Broos, catalogue of the exhibition, De Rembrandt à Vermeer. Les peintres hollandais au Mauritshuis de La Haye, Grand Palais, Paris, 19 Feb.-30 June 1986, pp.256-7
on the centre of the objects in foreground, middle distance, and background, and also silvers the clouds, is particularly fortunate. The portions in shadow are also unusually juicy and clear. Form and size are very pleasing'
J. Smith, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., VI, 1835, p.140, no.78, described as a 'capital picture'
C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné, etc., IV, 1912, p.392, no.114
W. Gibson, Mr. John Robarts' Collection of Pictures, Apollo, VIII, no.45, Sept.1928, p.115, illustrated in colour opposite p.118
G. Broulhiet, Meindert Hobbema, 1938, p.404, no.209, illustrated pp.206 and 545 (detail)
N. MacLaren, National Gallery Catalogues: The Dutch School, 1960, pp.170-1; 2nd ed., revised and enlarged by C. Brown, 1991, I, p.182 C. Wright, catalogue of the exhibition, Dutch Landscape Painting, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 Oct.-3 Dec.1983, p.65, under no.42
H. R. Hoetink and N. Sluijter-Seijffert, The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, 1985, p.206
B. Broos, catalogue of the exhibition, De Rembrandt à Vermeer. Les peintres hollandais au Mauritshuis de La Haye, Grand Palais, Paris, 19 Feb.-30 June 1986, pp.256-7
Exhibited
London, British Institution, 1822, no.148
London, British Institution, 1829, no.122
London, British Institution, 1852, no.58
London, Royal Academy, Works by the Old Masters, Jan.-March 1877, no.139
London, Royal Academy, Works by the Old Masters, Jan.-March 1891, no.60
London, Royal Academy, Dutch Art, 4 Jan.-9 March 1929, no.106
London, Royal Academy, 17th Century Art in Europe, 3 Jan.-12 March 1938, no.187
London, Royal Academy, Dutch Pictures 1450-1750, 22 Nov.1952- 1 March 1953, no.346
London, British Institution, 1829, no.122
London, British Institution, 1852, no.58
London, Royal Academy, Works by the Old Masters, Jan.-March 1877, no.139
London, Royal Academy, Works by the Old Masters, Jan.-March 1891, no.60
London, Royal Academy, Dutch Art, 4 Jan.-9 March 1929, no.106
London, Royal Academy, 17th Century Art in Europe, 3 Jan.-12 March 1938, no.187
London, Royal Academy, Dutch Pictures 1450-1750, 22 Nov.1952- 1 March 1953, no.346