River View with Sentry Post, Jan van Goyen, 1644

Identification

Title(s)

River View with Sentry Post

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3308

Inscriptions / marks

signature and date, lower centre, on the boat: ‘V.G 1644’

Description

Riviergezicht met wachtpost. In de bocht van een rivier staat een torentje met een baken en een kanon. Op de voorgrond en rechts op het water varen verschillende bootjes.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jan van Goyen (signed by artist)

Dating

1644

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 45.9 cm × width 66.4 cm
outer size: depth 8 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

river
beacon

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch

Acquisition

gift Mar-1940

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; donated to the museum by Mr and Mrs D.A.J. Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch, near Mechelen, 1940; on loan to the Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, 1952-64

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Artists born between 1570 and 1600, p. 157
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 246-247

Persistent URL

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