DOI Kapitel:
The Works of Minderhout Hobbema
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.62940#0167
MINDERHOUT HOBBEMA.
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are three cottages. Among the figures, which are introduced
by the pencil of Abraham Storck, is a gentleman on horse-
back, seen with his back to the spectator, sollowed by a man
on foot, and two dogs; and beyond him is a woman approach-
ing. On the opposite side of the picture are two cottages
among trees, and upon a road at the side of the hill, are
a man with a pack at his back leading a cow, and accompanied
by a girl; these are preceded by another man, who is teazing
a dog. Another group of figures is seen near the summit of
the hill, and many more are in different parts of the scene.
This capita] picture possesses in the highest degree the various
beauties for which this distinguished masters works are
esteemed.
3 ft. 2 in. by 4 st. 3 in.—C.
Now in the collection os the Marquis of Bute, at Luton.
104. A View on a Canal in Winter. The dreary scene
presents, on the left, a large and low cottage, the thatch of
which extends over the water, forming a covering to a boat.
In front of the house are four leassess trees, and a boat lying-
near a gate. On the opposite side are a boat with a mast and
yards, and a cottage backed by trees; some logs of wood lie
on the ice in front; three men, a boy, and a woman, are on
the ice; one of the former is playing at ball, and a girl
stands on a platform at the side of the river, which is crossed
in the second distance by a bridge: beyond these are seen
a cottage, and the low country of Holland. A cloudy sky,
surcharged with snow, contributes to the general effect of the
cold and solitary season.
1ft. 7 in. by 2 ft. 3 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bute, at Wroxton,
105. A Landscape, with a tiled cottage and a water-mill on
the left, the machinery and timber-work of which extend to
the middle of the fore-ground, and a shoot of water rushes
into the stream, which ssows along the whole os the front, and
151
are three cottages. Among the figures, which are introduced
by the pencil of Abraham Storck, is a gentleman on horse-
back, seen with his back to the spectator, sollowed by a man
on foot, and two dogs; and beyond him is a woman approach-
ing. On the opposite side of the picture are two cottages
among trees, and upon a road at the side of the hill, are
a man with a pack at his back leading a cow, and accompanied
by a girl; these are preceded by another man, who is teazing
a dog. Another group of figures is seen near the summit of
the hill, and many more are in different parts of the scene.
This capita] picture possesses in the highest degree the various
beauties for which this distinguished masters works are
esteemed.
3 ft. 2 in. by 4 st. 3 in.—C.
Now in the collection os the Marquis of Bute, at Luton.
104. A View on a Canal in Winter. The dreary scene
presents, on the left, a large and low cottage, the thatch of
which extends over the water, forming a covering to a boat.
In front of the house are four leassess trees, and a boat lying-
near a gate. On the opposite side are a boat with a mast and
yards, and a cottage backed by trees; some logs of wood lie
on the ice in front; three men, a boy, and a woman, are on
the ice; one of the former is playing at ball, and a girl
stands on a platform at the side of the river, which is crossed
in the second distance by a bridge: beyond these are seen
a cottage, and the low country of Holland. A cloudy sky,
surcharged with snow, contributes to the general effect of the
cold and solitary season.
1ft. 7 in. by 2 ft. 3 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bute, at Wroxton,
105. A Landscape, with a tiled cottage and a water-mill on
the left, the machinery and timber-work of which extend to
the middle of the fore-ground, and a shoot of water rushes
into the stream, which ssows along the whole os the front, and