Large-sized  Drawing  of  the  Italianate  Hendrik  Verschuring

Verschuring, Hendrik (Gorkum 1627 – near Dordrecht 1690). Resting Hunters, partly dismounted, with their hounds in front of an inn, before of that landlord and landlady welcome a carriage and pair. One of the hunters has his falcon on the right running into the landscape, enthusiastically accompanied by his dog. But also the rider in front left shown from back should hold a falcon on his left. The sketched mountain chain in the distance localizing probably the Roman Campagna. Brush-drawing in several shades of grey wash and a little black over traces of black chalk. Inscribed at lower left with the grey brush: H. verschuring. f.. 250 x 348 mm.

lower right and on the added former old mounting resp. (Lugt 1041 b + c. The former was used until 1920, the other since 1921.

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Also technically a characteristic pictorial work of this Wouwerman influenced master, whose own horses found their followers especially among the artists in northern Germany (see Gerson, Ausbreitung und Nachwirkung der holländischen Malerei des 17. Jhdts., 2^nd ed., p. 220). Verschuring himself also unmistakable in his dogs and the easiness of the composition.

According to Houbraken with eight years already pupil of an otherwise unknown Dirk (?) Govaertsz in Gorkum or probably also Utrecht, then there of Jan Both, famed for his Italian landscapes and from 1646 to 1654 own stay in Italy:

“ Of the many Dutch artists under the Italian sun can be named only the more known. In the forties we meet in Rome … H. Verschuring …

“ Hendrik Verschuring stayed for about ten years (1647/57) in Rome, and when he then wanted to return home via Paris he there met the son of the mayor ‘Maarzeveen’, who induced him to a second Italian voyage. So three more years were added ”

(Gerson op. cit. p. 165 f.).

Subsequently in Gorkum again he found his end in a seastorm near Dordrecht.

“ … produced many drawings, … mostly washed … These leaves are dealt with many wit and served the artist as studies for his paintings ”

(Nagler), in which he had in the small sizes

(L. J. Bol, Holländische Maler des 17. Jhdts. nahe den großen Meistern, 1969, p. 266). The signature here typically in accordance with Wurzbach vol. II, p. 781.

Especially in the heaven mostly only fine foxing, but hardly disturbing since corresponding with the paper tone. – Set into an acidfree passepartout with gilt stamped artist’s name and dates.

Without glass + frame
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