1680s-early 18C English Houses, Gardens, & Evolving Man-made Landscapes by Jan Griffer I (1645-1718)

1790s-18C Jan Griffer I (Dutch artist, 1645-1718) View of Old Kedleston House

Jan Griffier (ca 1652–1718) was a Dutch painter active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677. The artist was born at Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed successively to a carpenter, an earthenware manufacturer, & a flower-painter before becoming a pupil ofRoelant Roghman (1627-1692)in landscape-painting. Mixing at Amsterdam in the societyof the great painters, such as Rembrandt, Ruysdael, & Lingelbach, he became acquainted with their various styles, & traces of their influence may be observed in his works. His city views, invaluable topographical evidence, suggest that his travels in England were extensive.

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1477 Mary of Burgundy hunting with a hawk

17C-18C Paintings - Adding a few Garden Images

Jan Frans van Bloemen, called l'Orizzonte (Dutch born Italian artist, 1662-1749) Landscape with Fountain, Wall, & Urn

Jan Frans van Bloemen, called l'Orizzonte (Dutch born Italian artist, 1662-1749) The Rest on the Flight to Egypt depicted with a Garden Statue & Urn.

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 1695 Anna Maria Louisa de Medici by Jan Frans van Douven

Early 18C English Houses, Gardens, & Evolving Man-made Landscapes by Jan Griffer I (1645-1718)

1710 Jan Griffer I (Dutch artist, 1645-1718) View of Hampton Court Palace. This seems to be a view of 2 royal estates: Hampton Court Palace & perhaps Windsor Castle, which has been identified in the fantasy castle to the right. The landscape appears to have been manipulated to juxtapose 2 great palaces of the reigning Queen Anne.

Jan Griffier (ca 1652–1718) was a Dutch painter active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677.  The artist was born at Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed successively to a carpenter, an earthenware manufacturer, & a flower-painter before becoming a pupil of Roelant Roghman (1627-1692) in landscape-painting. Mixing at Amsterdam in the society of the great painters, such as Rembrandt, Ruysdael, & Lingelbach, he became acquainted with their various styles, & traces of their influence may be observed in his works. His city views, invaluable topographical evidence, suggest that his travels in England were extensive.

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 1690s Maria-Anna of  Neuburg, Queen of Spain by Robert Gabriel Gence

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 1500s Women at The Deer Hunt

Early 18C English Houses, Gardens, & Evolving Man-made Landscapes by Jan Griffer I (1645-1718)

1706-10 Jan Griffer I (Dutch artist, 1645-1718) The Thames at Horseferry, with Lambeth Palace and a Distant View of the City, London

Jan Griffier (ca 1652–1718) was a Dutch painter active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677. The artist was born at Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed successively to a carpenter, an earthenware manufacturer, & a flower-painter before becoming a pupil ofRoelant Roghman (1627-1692)in landscape-painting. Mixing at Amsterdam in the societyof the great painters, such as Rembrandt, Ruysdael, & Lingelbach, he became acquainted with their various styles, & traces of their influence may be observed in his works. His city views, invaluable topographical evidence, suggest that his travels in England were extensive.

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1653 Sébastien Bourdon (French artist, 1616-1671) Christina of Sweden on Horseback

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 Lady Hunting with Hawks 

1680s-early 18C English Houses, Gardens, & Evolving Man-made Landscapes by Jan Griffer I (1645-1718)

1705 Jan Griffer I (Dutch artist, 1645-1718) View from One Tree Park The Queen's House and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Jan Griffier (ca 1652–1718) was a Dutch painter active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677. The artist was born at Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed successively to a carpenter, an earthenware manufacturer, & a flower-painter before becoming a pupil ofRoelant Roghman (1627-1692)in landscape-painting. Mixing at Amsterdam in the societyof the great painters, such as Rembrandt, Ruysdael, & Lingelbach, he became acquainted with their various styles, & traces of their influence may be observed in his works. His city views, invaluable topographical evidence, suggest that his travels in England were extensive.

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 Hunt with Hawks from the Hours of Duke de Berry

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Évrard de Conty, France, Cognac, 1496-1498. Illustrated by Robinet Testard, Paris, BNF, Département des Manuscrits, Français 143, fol. 116

Jan Griffier I (Dutch, 1645-1718) View of Old Kedleston House

1700-18 Jan Griffier I (Dutch artist, 1645-1718) View of Old Kedleston House

Jan Griffier (ca 1652–1718) was a Dutch painter active in England, where he was admitted to the London Company of Painter-Stainers in 1677.  The artist was born at Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed successively to a carpenter, an earthenware manufacturer, & a drunken flower-painter before becoming a pupil of Roelant Roghman (1627-1692) in landscape-painting. Mixing at Amsterdam in the society of the great painters, such as Rembrandt, Ruysdael, & Lingelbach, he became acquainted with their various styles, & traces of their influence may be observed in his works.  His city views, invaluable topographical evidence, suggest that his travels in England were extensive. 

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 Taymouth Hours, 1325-40, English.