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Description: | This painting is typical of the Italianate landscapes painted by Hackaert. The figures are probably by Jan Lingelbach.
In the foreground, to the right of a group of tall trees, a group of peasants converse at the side of a river; a man in a red cap, seated on a mule with a fishing rod over his shoulder, a woman pointing with her left arm to the opposite river bank and a man in a yellow and red seated on the bank with a pack on his back and a fishing rod. In front of them, another man has waded out into the river a little way. A dog sniffs the ground beside the man on the mule. Across the river, there is a low waterfall on the right and an outcrop of white rock, on top of which a cluster of trees is growing. To the left of the rock, a couple of men are logging on the river. On the opposite bank, two men converse and a man on a mule drives along some cows and sheep. Some white buildings can be seen in the middle distance beyond which the landscape becomes mountainous. In the sky, an amber-coloured, early-evening sun illuminates the edges of the clouds from behind. This was a favourite motif of Hackaert and recurs in a number of his works.
Virag 20/12/2004, Between 1984 and 1985, a research assistant, Dr. Brendan Cassidy, was employed by Nottingham Castle Museum to research and write a catalogue of the foreign oil paintings in their collection. The catalogue never materialised, but drafts and notes relating to Cassidy's research can be found in the Artist Files and in the Archive at the museum. All references to Cassidy relate to these documents.
Very few of Hackaert's works are dated. A work by Hackaert in the Wallace Collection with figures by Lingelbach has been dated "after 1600" on account of the costumes worn by the figures, wich are comparable to those seen in NCM 1953-105/(a). Coincidentally, NCM 1953-105/(a) was also re-lined by the same firm as the Wallace Hackaert. According to Wallace Collection records, I. Peel is listed in london between 1835 and 1858.
On the front:
There are some marks on a stone at lower left which could be the remains of Hackaert's signature, as the vestiges seem to match the angled, capitalised inscription seen in other signed works by him. Cassidy also presumed these marks to be the remains of an inscription.
The paint is very thin and the canvas can be seen in many places, especially in the sky.
Areas of the painting have been badly rubbed in places; the outcrop of white rock at centre right has been particularly badly affected.
On the reverse:
1. White, modern label at top of frame: "51"
The canvas has been re-lined. There is a lot of movement between the stretcher and the canvas.
Cassidy's findings c. 1984 state:
2. A stencil: "S or B 46.9 or 469?"
3. A restorer's mark on the stretcher:
"L PEEL
LINER"
NCM 1953-105/(a) was cleaned in 1953 by W. Holder & Sons.
Virag 20/12/2004, Collection of Dr. H. Mary Browning
Accession number: NCM 1953-105/(a) | Subjects: | costume (men's) animals horses costume (women's) landscapes figures | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | born HOLLAND/Amsterdam; formerly attributed to Bercheim/Nicholas < (1620-1683) | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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