Old Master Drawing 18th C Dutch School, Circa 1775 - Design For A Triumphal Gate

"Old Master Drawing 18th C Dutch School, Circa 1775 - Design For A Triumphal Gate"

Dutch School, circa 1775

Design for a Triumphal Gate

Pen and black ink, grey, pink and brown wash, black ink framing lines, watermark D & C Blauw, 366 x 346 mm (14.4 x 13.6 inch)

Inscribed ‘Pieds De Rynlant’ (pen and black ink, underneath the main elevation)

Provenance
Private collection, The Netherlands

This design for an as yet unidentified gate was made during the second half of the eighteenth century in Holland, as evidenced by the use of ‘Pieds de Rynlant’, Rhineland feet, which were in general use in this area. While the main structure of the building and its severe Doric columns are consistent with the Neoclassical style that was adopted from France, the central sculpted ornament crowning the gate still has elements of the preceding Rococo style. The flanking sculptures consisting of shields, spears and helmets are however again more Neoclassical in flavour, and the design is therefore likely to date from the earliest years of the Neoclassical style in The Netherlands.

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