Jan van Huchtenburg Haarlem 1647 - 1733 Amsterdam

Sir Frederick Cook Bt., Visconde de Montserrat, Doughty House, London, from 1907;
Thence by descent to Sir Herbert Cook Bt., until at least 1932;
With Central Picture Galleries, New York, from whom bought by the Herwegs in 1964.

Abridged Catalogue of the Pictures at Doughty House, Richmond (belonging to Sir Frederick Cook Bt., Visconde de Montserrat), London 1907, p. 35, no. 184;
A Catalogue of the Paintings in the Collection of Sir Frederick Cook Bt. at Doughty House, Richmond and elsewhere in the collection of Sir Frederick Cook Bt., Visconde de Montserrat, London 1914, p. 47, no. 269, collection inv. no. 118;
Abridged Catalogue of the Pictures at Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey, in the Collection of Sir Herbert Cook Bt., London 1932, p. 43, no. 269, collection inv. no. 118;
K.J. Müllenmeister, Meer und Land im Licht des 17. Jahrhunderts, vol. II, Bremen 1978, p. 81, no. 205, reproduced;
W. Bernt, Die Niederländischen Maler und Zeichner des 17. Jahrhunderts, vol. II, Munich 1980, no. 602, reproduced.

This is an excellent example of Huchtenburg's early work, painted shortly after his return to Haarlem in 1670.  Before that he had worked in Paris, en route from Rome, where he spent several years.  His Italian experience is palpable in the present landscape, and in the overall colour scheme.

Sold with the certificate of Dr. Walther Bernt, dated 6 February 1964.