Landscape with Hunters and Dogs
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Landscape |
Date | ca. 1593 |
Dimensions | 17.8 x 22.9 cm |
Support | Copper |
Medium | Oil |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #4a |
Location | Leeds, England |
Collection | Temple Newsam House |
Accession numbers | inv. #24.25/65 |
Tags | Hunting, Dog, Castle, Forest, Mountain, Stream |
First attributed by Pijl. When exhibited in Worcester it was attributed to Bril with figures by Jan, which is understandable (the surface is a little hard and pastey for Jan) but not likely. The dating to ca. 1593 is at Pijl's suggestion as well, by comparison to Ertz 1979 #4 of 1594.
There is a painting sold Sotheby's NY December 29 2009 #10 as a JB that is, i think, a version of these but very very small--11.6 x 16.6, and on copper. I don't think the faces of the hunters here are convincing as JB. They say it's on a copper plate by Peeter Stas which would make it a work (or a studio variant, more) from Jan's Antwerp period.