19th-Century Dutch School Landscape With Villagers

19th-Century Dutch School Landscape With VillagersA charming 19th century oil on canvas depicting a Dutch rural scene with a cottage, country track, figures and a distant view. Its skilfully rendered and probably after one of the 17th century Dutch old masters, such as Meindert Hobbema (1638 1709). The Dutch enjoyed landscape painting during the 17th century and youll often find rural views animated with local peasants chatting or travelling. Painters such Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564 1638)

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed in a gilded foliate frame that’s probably its original

41½” x 33” / 106cm x 84cm Year of creation

the original

but these were never fully completed

De Witte trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Liège and later studied in Italy at the Darchis foundation in Rome

he’s mentioned in a piece by The Honolulu Advertiser

While on our left a simple handmade table houses at least two pairs of leather boots

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29” x 34” / 74cm x 86cmYear of creation: c

almost impressionistic

During the 1840s

The canvas is formed of thick woven linen as is typical for the 18th century

A light-filled impressionistic harbour scene by noteworthy Danish painter