Bartholomeus van Hove, Dutch 1790-1880- A capriccio view of a...

Bartholomeus van Hove, Dutch 1790-1880- A capriccio view of a Dutch Town; oil on panel, signed and dated 1849, 55x70cm Note: Bartholomeus Van Hove played a vital role in the revitalisation of Dutch C19th painting as an artist - and as the teacher of numerous influential figures including Johannes Bosboom and Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch. In 1847 he was a founder of the pioneering Pulchri Studio in The Hague, modelled in part on the Barbizon artist colony near Fontainbleau. This work dates from the middle of an important five-year period (1847-1851) in which he served as the first president of the group.