A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . reyof the sea and somewhat mechanically drawn waves, as also the red and brown colouring andsketchy drawing of the figures, all seem to point particularly to Van Antonissen. Theremains of the signature help to make this attribution probable if not certain. Other picturesby this rare master are at Antwerp (no. 359), Schwerin (no. 26), St Petersburg (Hermitageno. 1205), Orleans (no. 3), and in the possession of the Van Rymsdyk family in Holland*(This picture has been attr
A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . reyof the sea and somewhat mechanically drawn waves, as also the red and brown colouring andsketchy drawing of the figures, all seem to point particularly to Van Antonissen. Theremains of the signature help to make this attribution probable if not certain. Other picturesby this rare master are at Antwerp (no. 359), Schwerin (no. 26), St Petersburg (Hermitageno. 1205), Orleans (no. 3), and in the possession of the Van Rymsdyk family in Holland*(This picture has been attributed on grounds of style to W. G. Kool, but the signature cannotbe reconciled with this.) ANTONISSEN. Hendrik Josef Antonissen. FlemishSchool, 1737—1794. Landscape and animal painter. Born Antwerp, m1. Became a pupil of BalthazarBescneys in 1752-3, an independent master three years later, and was twice deacon of the * ^Catalogue du Music dAnvers, p. 4o8, and Schlie, Die Gemdlde-Gallerie zu Schwerin,with the farther references there. For the facts and dates referring to the masters life I amindebted to Mr A. S6i 43
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