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Patrick Nasmyth (Scottish, 1787-1831)
EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND DOG ON A PATH AT THE EDGE OF A WOOD
oil on canvas
25 by 30in. (63.5 by 76.20cm)
Provenance:
Mealy’s & Christie’s, Mount Congreve House Sale, Co.Waterford, 10-11 July 2012, lot 1061;
Private collection
Patrick Nasmyth was a Scottish landscape painter and the eldest son of artist Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840).
He lost the use of his right hand following an accident while preparing for a sketching trip with his father and
later invented a travelling booth, which would protect him from the elements and allow him to paint en plein
air in any weather. He travelled to London and exhibited in the British Institution. Nasmyth was called the
“English Hobbema” in reference to the famous Dutch Golden Age landscape artist Meindert Hobbema.
€
8,000-
€
12,000 (£5,930-£8,890 approx.)