Lot 176
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Charles Rochussen Dutch, 1814-1894

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Description

  • Charles Rochussen
  • A visit at the fair in Utrecht
  • signed with the initials and dated 62
  • oil on canvas
  • 92 by 170,5 cm.

Exhibited

The Hague, Pulchri Studio, 22 September-13 October 1895
The Hague, Cityhall, 1896-1901
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Het Vaderlands Gevoel, 24 March-25 June 1978, p. 237, no. 91 (illus.)

Literature

J. Gram, De Nederlandse Spectator, 1862, p. 172
J. van Lennep, a.o., Nederlandse Geschiedenis en Volksleren, I-II, Leyden, 1878-1880
D. Franken Dz. and F.O.O. Obreen, L'oeuvre de Charles Rochussen etc., Rotterdam, 1894, no. 447

Catalogue Note

The present lot depicts the yearly held fair in Utrecht (12th century A.D). The city of Utrecht was well known for this fair, which was organised on festive days like Saint-Martin's day or Saint-John's.