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| Title | Halt of the Gypsies | |
| Collection | Beecroft Art Gallery, Westcliff-on-Sea | |
| Artist | Attributed to circle of Dujardin, Karel (Dutch painter and printmaker, 1626-1678) Previously attributed to Dujardin, Karel (Dutch painter and printmaker, 1626-1678) |
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| Date Earliest | probably 1650 | |
| Date Latest | probably 1660 | |
| Description | Karel Dujardin visited Italy between 1640 and 1650, and his experience of the scenery of the Roman Campagna formed the basis of his Italianate landscapes. His picturesque scenes of peasants and gypsies, such as this work apparently painted by a follower, enjoyed great popularity with collectors in the nineteenth century. | |
| Current Accession Number | SOUAG:B34 | |
| Subject | landscape; figure; animal (horse; dog); buildings and gardens | |
| Measurements | 42.5 x 52.5 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Walter G. Beecroft 1948 | |
| Provenance | James Johnson, Manchester; J. Locker Lampson; given to Miss E. S. Locker-Lampson (Elizabeth Shillingfleet), 31 May 1931; Gooden and Fox Ltd, Bury Street, London, 18 May 1948, purchased by Walter G. Beecroft for £135. | |
| Notes | The dating of this pictures is based on the National Gallery's painting by Dujardin, A Woman and a Boy with Animals at a Ford, painted in 1657. The treatment of the atmosphere and the figures is similar, but the figures in the Beecroft picture are poor and the attribution to a follower of Dujardin seems reasonable. | |
| Rights Owner | Copyright Southend Borough Council | |
| Author | Dr Rachel Sloan | |