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Circle of George Barret, Snr, RA, Irish c.1730-1784- View of a wooded landscape with church ruins, figures and cattle; oil on canvas, 104.5 x 89 cm. Provenance: Phillips London, 15 December 1992, as 'Circle of William Tomkins', lot 79. Note: The present work very much recalls Barret's evocative, arcadian landscapes, which were heavily inspired by the Classical Italianate landscapes of Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). The pastoral element of the present scene, featuring diminutive cattle grazing in the foreground, imparts the work with a sense of rustic simplicity and tranquility, whilst also recalling the approach of a later generation of Dutch Italianate painters, including Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683) and Jan Both (1610/18-1652). A painting by Barret which showcases a similarly softly lit landscape and which also features finely rendered medieval architecture is in the collection of the Yale Centre for British Art [acc. no. B1981.25.34].
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Circle of George Barret, Snr, RA, Irish c.1730-1784- View of a wooded landscape with church ruins, figures and cattle; oil on canvas, 104.5 x 89 cm. Provenance: Phillips London, 15 December 1992, as 'Circle of William Tomkins', lot 79. Note: The present work very much recalls Barret's evocative, arcadian landscapes, which were heavily inspired by the Classical Italianate landscapes of Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). The pastoral element of the present scene, featuring diminutive cattle grazing in the foreground, imparts the work with a sense of rustic simplicity and tranquility, whilst also recalling the approach of a later generation of Dutch Italianate painters, including Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683) and Jan Both (1610/18-1652). A painting by Barret which showcases a similarly softly lit landscape and which also features finely rendered medieval architecture is in the collection of the Yale Centre for British Art [acc. no. B1981.25.34].
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