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| Title |
A Small Dutch Vessel at Anchor off the Coast in a Rough Sea |
| Collection |
Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum |
| Artist |
Attributed to Beyeren, Abraham van (Dutch painter, born 1620 or 1621, died 1690) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1640 |
| Date Latest |
probably 1690 |
| Description |
A small single-masted vessel occupies centre foreground where it is being tossed about on a turbulent sea. No sail is set and there are two crewmen aboard. A signal pole projects from a quay on the right. Beyond can be seen the church tower and other buildings of a substantial town. Above, a cloudy and overcast sky menaces. |
| Current Accession Number |
613 |
| Former Accession Number |
27a (1893) |
| Inscription |
front lr (in monogram) 'JR' |
| Subject |
marine |
| Measurements |
46.3 x 67.9 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Mrs John Graham-Gilbert 1877. |
| Publications |
Armstrong, W., 'The Corporation Gallery of Glasgow', in The Magazine of Art, 1890, p. 140, as by [[Jacob van] Ruisdael; Paton, J., Catalogue of the Pictures in the Corporation Galleries Glasgow, 1892, no. 27A, as by van Beyeren (note by W. Bode); Hofstede de Groot, C., 'Hollandsche Kunst in Schotland', Oud Holland, 11, 1893, p. 137, no. 27a, as by J. T. Blanckerhoff; Miles, H., Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings in the Glasgow Art Gallery, Glasgow, 1961, I, p. 25, no. 613, II, p. 38. |
| Notes |
The signature ('JR') of Jacob van Ruisdael is false. |
| Rights Owner |
Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) |
| Author |
Robert Wenley |
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