Live Auction 3054The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part IV
Herman Breckerveld (Duisburg 1595/6-1673 Arnhem)
Lot 178

Herman Breckerveld (Duisburg 1595/6-1673 Arnhem)

The bastion at the Sint Janspoort, Arnhem

Closed13 May 2015

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Herman Breckerveld (Duisburg 1595/6-1673 Arnhem)
The bastion at the Sint Janspoort, Arnhem
signed and dated 'H. Breckerveld f: Arnhem/ 1626.'
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink
17.2 x 25.7 cm.

Anonymous sale; De Vries, Amsterdam, 14 December 1911, lot 1275 ('Rempart de ville. [...] Signé H. Breckerveld f. Arnhem 1626', 65 florins to F. Muller).
John Postle Heseltine (1843-1929); Frederik Muller et Cie, Amsterdam, 27-28 May 1913, lot 60 ('Quelques figures se promenant devant un grand bastion en dehors d'une ville. Signé: H. Breckerveld f. Arnhem 1626.' 110 florins to F. Muller).

Specialist note

In 1626 the versatile Breckerveld, active as a printmaker, draughtsman, painter, calligrapher and stained glass artist, moved to Arnhem (Van 't Zelfde, op. cit., p. 31). Shortly after his move the artist made the present drawing which shows the Sint Janspoort and the bastion of Arnhem. The Sint Janspoort, built by Duke Karel van Gelre in 1537, was on the north-west side of the city and demolished in 1825. This drawing, with its precise penwork is close in style to his engraving, is typical of the artist's rare drawings.