Title
Rustic fair in front of a castle
1604
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Details
- Other Title
- Country party outside a castle
- Date
- 1604
- Media category
- Materials used
- engraving
- Dimensions
- 43.3 x 69.9 cm platemark; 44.5 x 70.0 cm sheet (irreg.)
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1978
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 224.1978
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Nicolaes de Bruyn
Works in the collection
- Artist information
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after David Vinckeboons
Works in the collection
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About
Through the engravings of Nicolaes de Bruyn, the imaginary landscapes of David Vinckboons enjoyed considerable popularity in the southern and northern Netherlands around 1600. This country-house idyll features a spectacular castle seen across a lake, with elegantly dressed couples disporting themselves amorously beneath the trees. The composition was made to a set formula that bore little relation to reality.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006
European prints and drawings 1500-1900, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Aug 2014–02 Nov 2014