The Entrance to the Park of Saint-Cloud, Paris

Pieter Rudolph Kleijn, 1809

Kleijn spent two years in Paris on a grant from King Louis Napoleon. During his time in Paris, he painted the park of the Château de Saint-Cloud, to the west of the city. The low sun casts long shadows across the sandy ground. Behind the trees is the River Seine, with the Pont de Sèvres in the distance. The strolling figures are dwarfed by the imposing rows of trees.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-646
  • Dimensionsheight 100 cm x width 130 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Entrance to the Park of Saint-Cloud, Paris
    • The Entrance to the Park of St Coud, Paris

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-646

  • Description

    De ingang van het park St. Cloud te Parijs. Landschap met flanerende wandelaars, in de verte de Pont de Sèvres over de Seine.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘Tableau de Mr P.R.Kleyn representant l'entrée du Parc de St. Cloud. Faict pour le Roi d'Hollande selon le règlement des pensionnaires le 2 Octobre 1809’
    • signature and date: ‘PRKleyn 1809’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Pieter Rudolph Kleijn, Paris

  • Dating

    1809

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  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 100 cm x width 130 cm

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Documentation

    • E. Bergvelt, 'Lodewijk Napoleon, de levende meesters en het Koninklijk Museum (1806-1810)', Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 56/57 (2005-2006), p. 271, afb. 10
    • E. Bergvelt, 'Nationale, levende en 19e-eeuwse meesters : Rijksmusea en eigentijdse kunst (1800-1848), Nederlands Kunsthistorische Jaarboek 35 (1984), p. 86, afb. 5.

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