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An evening view looking across the Maas, with the castle of Meerdervoort on the left and a distant view of Dordrecht on the right. The composition is an unusual combination of urban view and rural landscape, bisected by a central avenue which leads the viewer’s gaze into the picture. It is one of Cuyp’s earliest seigneurial subjects and was probably commissioned by Cornelis van Beveren (1591–1663), who later added the name Meerdervoort to his surname. The two boys seen in the distance might be identified with Van Beveren’s eldest grandchildren, Michiel and Cornelis, whose father, Pompe van Meerdervoort lived in the castle.

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

The Avenue at Meerdervoort

Date

early 1650s

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 69.8 x W 99 cm

Accession number

P51

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, 1868; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, Greater London W1U 3BN England

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Artist or maker

Aelbert Cuyp

1620–1691

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