Jan de Bisschop (Amsterdam 1628-1671 The Hague)

The Huis ter Nieuburch at Rijswijk seen from the garden (recto); A man in a the garden of Huis ter Nieuburch (verso)

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Jan de Bisschop (Amsterdam 1628-1671 The Hague)
The Huis ter Nieuburch at Rijswijk seen from the garden (recto); A man in a the garden of Huis ter Nieuburch (verso)
inscribed 'huys tot Rijswijk.' (on the verso)
pen and brown ink, brown wash, brown ink framing lines
9.9 x 15.5 cm.

Provenance

Lord Northwick (according to an inscription in the collection files).
Probably in Spencer-Churchill sale, Sotheby's, 2 November 1920 et seq.

Literature

M.H. Bottenheim, 'De verblijven der Nassaus in de Nederlanden', Jaarverslag van het Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, 1937-38, p. 65, illustrated.
A.G. Bienfait, Oude Hollandsche tuinen, The Hague, 1943, I, p. 54, II, pl. 50.
D.F. Slothouwer, De paleizen van Frederik Hendrik, Leiden, 1945, p. 131, pl. 44.
J. Rosenberg, S. Slive and E.H. ter Kuile, Dutch Art and Architecture: 1600-1800, Harmondsworth, 1966, p. 236, pl. 191 B.
J.G. van Gelder, 'Jan de Bisschop 1628-1671', Oud Holland, LXXXVI, 1971, p. 210, note 39.
C. Dumas, Haagse Stadsgezichten 1550-1800: Topografische schilderijen van het Haags Historisch Museum, Zwolle, 1991, p. 527, note 22.
M. Plomp, 'Landschappen en stadsgezichten van Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671)', Antiek, XXVII, 1992, no. 5, note 10.

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, De verblijven der Nassaus in de Nederlanden, 1938.
Florence, Istituto Universitario Olandese, Mostra: Disegni di Jan de Bisschop detto Giovanni Episcopio, 1971, no. 12.
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Paris, Fondation Custodia, and Brussels, Bibliothèque Albert 1er, Le Cabinet d'un Amateur: Dessins flamands et hollandais des XVIe et XVIIe siècles d'une collection privée d'Amsterdam, 1976-77, no. 15, pl. 65 (catalogue by J. Giltaij).
Amsterdam, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Episcopius: Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671): advocaat en tekenaar, 1992, no. 21, (catalogue by R.E. Jellema and M. Plomp).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vermeer and the Delft School, 2001, no. 102, pp. 450-52, fig. 102 (catalogue by M. Plomp et al.).

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Lot Essay

The Huis ter Nieuburch was bought by the Dutch Stadtholder Prince Frederick Hendrik in 1630 to be replaced between 1630 and 1634. Parts of the interior of the palace were decorated under the supervision of Jacob van Campen (1595-1657) by artists such as Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656) and Leonart Bramer (1596-1674). During the stadholderless period between 1650 and 1672 the palace was empty, but flourished again after the Treaty of Rijswijk in 1697. Almost a hundred years later, after being rented out several times, the palace was pulled down by order of Willem V, Prince of Orange.

The recto of this sheet shows the southern façade of the palace in its former glory. The combination of delicate penwork in the building, a sketchier handling in the trees and the spontaneous use of the wash make a vivid impression. The verso, which shows an even looser handling of the pen and wash, probably depicts the garden of the palace. The style of this double sided drawing is typical of de Bisschop's later work of about 1665-70. Another drawing by de Bisschop showing the palace from the side is in the Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-T-1888-A-1590; Plomp, op. cit, p. 450, fig. 101). Copies of both drawings were made by Jacob van der Ulft (1621-1689) (see Plomp, 2001, op. cit., note 6).

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