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| Title | A River Landscape with a Theatrical Troupe | |
| Collection | National Trust for Scotland (Brodie Castle) | |
| Artist | Attributed to Schoevaerdts, Mathys (Flemish painter, active 1682-1694) Previously attributed to Brueghel, Jan, the elder (Flemish painter, draftsman, 1568-1625) |
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| Date Earliest | probably about 1680 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1690 | |
| Description | Subject and composition are reminiscent of the work of Jan Brueghel, to whom this painting was previously attributed. The scene is carefully framed by the receding line of buildings on the left and a river on the right: a crowd watches a theatrical performance on a makeshift stage set up under a tall tree in the centre. Other figures sell foodstuff, a woman makes pancakes, couples dance and flirt, and children play with hoops. The white swans on the river in the right foreground add a peaceful note to the busy scene. | |
| Current Accession Number | 73.90 | |
| Subject | landscape; figure; everyday life | |
| Measurements | 49.5 x 67.3 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on metal (copper) | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Ninian, 25th Brodie of Brodie, 1980. | |
| Provenance | Possibly with William, 22nd Brodie of Brodie by about 1824; by descent to Ninian, 25th Brodie of Brodie. | |
| Notes | A similar painting by the Flemish painter Mathys Schoevaerdts is with the gallery De Jonckheere in Paris (2007). | |
| Rights Owner | National Trust for Scotland | |
| Author | Dr Claudia Heide | |