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拍品专文
Numan was born in Groningen, where he trained before going to Haarlem and later Paris. In 1771 he settled in Amsterdam, where he worked with Jurriaan Andriessen (1742-1819). He became best known for his colourful landscapes of parks and gardens which at that time were often remodelled following the fashion for English gardening. From 1793 to 1797 Numan published a series of 24 handcoloured line etchings with views of Dutch country houses and their gardens and parks, most of which had been recently modernized.
Groeneveld Castle was built circa 1703 by Marius de Marmuchet van Houdringe, and extended by Pieter Cornelis Hasselaar in 1739. The latter sold it in 1755 because of financial difficulties, but re-acquired it in 1774. Following his death in 1797, the year this watercolour was made, Groeneveld was sold to Jonkheer Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen, whose descendants owned it until 1940. While it is not known who designed the gardens as seen in the present watercolour, they were presumably re-designed in 1836, possibly by J.D. Zocher jr.
Similar views of the garden at Zandbergen are in the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam, J.W. Niemeijer, R.J. te Rijdt, Hollandse aquarellen uit de 18de eeuw, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, 1990, pp. 106-9, nos. 47-8, illustrated. Numan did other views at Rupelmonde, Velzerbeek, Overholland and Hofwerk on the River Vecht (W. Loos, R.-J. te Rijdt, M. van Heteren, On Country Roads and Fields, the depiction of the 18th and 19th Century landscapes, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, 1997, pp. 160-161, no. 20, illustrated).
Groeneveld Castle was built circa 1703 by Marius de Marmuchet van Houdringe, and extended by Pieter Cornelis Hasselaar in 1739. The latter sold it in 1755 because of financial difficulties, but re-acquired it in 1774. Following his death in 1797, the year this watercolour was made, Groeneveld was sold to Jonkheer Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen, whose descendants owned it until 1940. While it is not known who designed the gardens as seen in the present watercolour, they were presumably re-designed in 1836, possibly by J.D. Zocher jr.
Similar views of the garden at Zandbergen are in the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam, J.W. Niemeijer, R.J. te Rijdt, Hollandse aquarellen uit de 18de eeuw, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, 1990, pp. 106-9, nos. 47-8, illustrated. Numan did other views at Rupelmonde, Velzerbeek, Overholland and Hofwerk on the River Vecht (W. Loos, R.-J. te Rijdt, M. van Heteren, On Country Roads and Fields, the depiction of the 18th and 19th Century landscapes, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, 1997, pp. 160-161, no. 20, illustrated).