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Follower of Adriaen van de Velde (18th Century or earlier) Figures in an Arcadian Landscape
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$400
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Size
13 x 17 1/8 inches.
Description
Follower of Adriaen van de Velde

(18th Century or earlier)

Figures in an Arcadian Landscape

oil on canvas

inscribed on stretcher, ‘A. Vandervelde’

13 x 17 1/8 inches.

Condition
Craquelure commensurate with age present throughout. Loss to paint present at lower left. Soiling present throughout. Slight undulation to canvas present at lower left. Under UV a heavy green varnish inhibits thorough reading. Please see specialist photos for details.
Signature
inscribed on stretcher, ‘A. Vandervelde’
Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.