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| Title | Rest from the Hunt | |
| Collection | Holburne Museum of Art, Bath | |
| Artist | Attributed to Wouwerman, Philips (Dutch painter, 1619-1668) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1635 | |
| Date Latest | 1688 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Philips Wouwermans was born in Haarlem into a family of painters and was reputed to have trained with Frans Hals. He became one of the most accomplished of Dutch artists, producing small cabinet pictures depicting scenes of battles, hunting, army camps, smithies and stables, many of which included finely observed horses. During his short but productive career in Haarlem he became wealthy and trained many young artists in his studio. The picture has been attributed to one of his followers, Carel van Falens. In a recent cleaning Wouwermans' monogram was found to be an integral part of the picture surface. | |
| Current Accession Number | A86 | |
| Former Accession Number | 69; 1387; 67 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'Ps W' | |
| Subject | landscape; animal (horses); figure | |
| Measurements | 28.0 x 34.2 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Miss Mary Anne Barbara Holburne 1882. | |
| Provenance | Sir Thomas William Holburne, by 1867-74; by descent to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882), 1874. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | The Northern Eye: Dutch and Flemish Landscape Paintings from the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1999, cat. no. 23. | |
| Notes | Attributions and inventory numbers: Holburne catalogue 1867, no. 69, as Wowermans; Holburne catalogue 1887, no. 1387, as Wowermans; Holburne catalogue 1936, no. 67, as School of Wouverman. | |
| Rights Owner | © The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath | |
| Author | Rosie Broadley | |