View of The Hague

Cornelis Springer, c. 1850 - c. 1852

In the 19th century Rembrandt grew into the national hero of the Netherlands. In Amsterdam a statue was erected in his honour. For its ceremonial unveiling, the Parkzaal (a concert hall) was decorated with huge paintings of towns where he was thought to have worked. This is the sketch for the canvas Rembrandt in The Hague. In the distance one sees the silhouette of the city with the church tower of the Grote or Sint- Jacobskerk. Only later did it emerge that Rembrandt had never actually worked in The Hague.

Artwork typepainting, preparatory study
Object numberSK-A-4875
Dimensionsheight 48 cm x width 58 cm, depth 10 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

Title(s)
- View of The Hague from the Delftse Vaart in the Seventeenth Century
- View of The Hague
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4875
Description
Gezicht op Den Haag, vanaf de Delftse vaart. Links loopt een weg langs het water waar een molen staat en enkele wandelaars lopen. Voorstudie voor het schilderij (SK-A-4870) vervaardigd ter opluistering van de feesten gehouden op 27 mei 1852 bij de gelegenheid van de onthulling van het standbeeld van Rembrandt.
Inscriptions / marks
- label: ‘De ondergeteekende verklaart dat deze schilderij voorstellende een gezicht op 's Gravenhage vervaardigd is door zijn vader wijle den kunstschilder Cornelis Springer, afkomstig uit de inventaris van diens atelier, gedient heeft tot schets voor de groote schilderij door hem met medewerking van den kunstschilder K. Karssen vervaardigd voor de Rembrandsfeesten te Amsterdam [...] 91 Leonard Springer.’
- signature: ‘C. Springer’

Creation

Creation
painter: Cornelis Springer
Dating
c. 1850 - c. 1852
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
- height 48 cm x width 58 cm
- depth 10 cm

This work is about

Subject
Place
Period
1852-05-27

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Gift of J.H. Springer, Haarlem
Acquisition
gift 1990
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; donated by the artist's granddaughter, Johanna Hendrika Springer (1892-1990), Haarlem, to the museum, 1990
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

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