The Canal at ’s-Graveland

Pieter Gerardus van Os (mentioned on object), 1818

In 1817 the Amsterdam merchant Herman Waller com-missioned Van Os to paint two prospects of the village of ’s-Graveland, where Waller had a country house. Van Os painted this scene either from a window in Waller’s house or from the local inn. This high vantage point afforded an unusual perspective. The diagonal view of the ’s-Graveland canal also includes the garden, with a gardener and two dogs.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3230
  • Dimensionsheight 111.5 cm x width 89.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Watercourse near 's-Graveland
    • The Canal at ’s-Graveland

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3230

  • Description

    Landschap met gezicht op de 's-Gravelandsevaart. Aan weerszijden van het water staan enkele huizen en boerderijen, links een herder met schapen. Pendant van SK-A-3229.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘PG Van Os f 1818.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Pieter Gerardus van Os (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1818

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 111.5 cm x width 89.5 cm

This work is about

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  • Place

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of F.G. Waller, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1934-06

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by or for Herman Waller (1749-1820), Amsterdam, 1818;{Heijbroek 1984, p. 130.} by descent to his great-grandson, François Gerárd Waller (1867-1934), Amsterdam; by whom donated to the museum, with one other painting, 1934

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

    • A. Quarles van Ufford, 'Kunstenaars & liefhebbers, kunst uit de tijd van de Verlichting', Museumtijdschrift, nr. 3 (2007), p. 20-23, afb. p. 22.
    • A. van Klaveren, Pieter Gerardus van Os 1776-1839 : Voornaam konstschilder, Heerlen 1999 (ongepubliceerde doctoraalscriptie Open Universiteit).

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