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Acquisition
Bourgeois Bequest, 1811
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Accession number
DPG122
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Artist
Nicolaes Berchem
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Date
c. 1645–50
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Dimensions
119.1 x 89.4 cm
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Inscription
Signed, bottom right: 'C Berrighem'? (?CB? in monogram)
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Materials
Oil on canvas
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Notes
Conservation funded by the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards, 1996–97
The form of the signature indicates that this is an early work, probably of the late 1640s. While this woodland scene has nothing particularly Italian about it, it already contains some of Berchem's characteristic peasants and animals - all delicately painted, with a light, flickering touch, and a special sensitivity to light. To the right, two huntsman are galloping out of the frame, one having just fired his rifle.
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