Leendert de Koningh (1777-1849)

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Leendert de Koningh (1777-1849)

A Farmer with his Wife bailing Hay into a Rowboat on a River, with his family on the river bank at the Huis te Merwede; and A Soldier and his Attendants walking along the Bank of a frozen Lake, with a woman pushing a cart and a windmill in the distance

both signed 'L de Koningh'; black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, black chalk framing lines
352 x 478 mm. (2)

Lot Essay

The figures may be compared to those in the artist's picture sold at Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 29 September 1990, lot 330, illustrated. The ruin of the Huis te Merwede, near de Koningh's home town Dordrecht, also appears seen from the same viewpoint in the artist's picture of an ice scene, present whereabouts unknown.

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