1274 - Hendrik Verschuring (1627, Gorinchem – 1690, near Dordrecht)

Hendrik Verschuring (1627, Gorinchem – 1690, near Dordrecht) A Hunting Party Resting in a Southern Mountain Landscape A scene set near an ancient Roman ruin featuring an imaginative fountain (with a female sculpture serving as a water spout). Among the group of figures gathered after a successful hare hunt, a distinguished lady stands out, sitting on a white horse in a pensive pose. This well-known Dutch painter belonged to the second generation of Italianizing artists and traveled to Italy himself. Verschuring became a student of Jan Both in Utrecht at the age of 13. In 1647, he left Utrecht and went to Italy, where he lived in Rome, Florence, and Venice; in 1649, he traveled to Paris, but then returned to Rome from 1649 to 1652, before settling in Gorinchem, where he remained until 1690. After his return to the Netherlands, he was influenced by Nicolaes Berchem and Philips Wouwerman—as is particularly evident in this painting in the depiction of the gray horse. Verschuring painted not only Italian landscapes with figures but also equestrian battles and portraits. Works by Verschuring are held in the Louvre and other European museums. Oil on canvas, mounted; 77.5 cm x 100.5 cm. Framed. The painting is listed by the RKD as a work by the artist (online at: www.rkd.nl/images/194739). Oil on canvas, relined. This painting is recorded by the RKD in The Hague as a work by the artist (see here: www.rkd.nl/images/194739).