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Polychrome Oval Plaque

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D8215. Polychrome Oval Plaque

Amsterdam, Prinsengracht, circa 1745

Painted in manganese and blue with swans swimming near a fisherman rowing his dory toward skeins in the foreground while another fisherman casts his line beneath a large tree on the bank opposite buildings on the right bank. Further Italianate buildings before hills in the distance beneath a cloudy sky, the top pierced with two holes for suspension, and the molded self-frame with a marbleized border; the reverse glazed.

Height: 37.8 cm. (14.9 in.)

 

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