Hendrick Danckerts - Figures in an Italian Garden - image-1

Lot 1078 Dα

Hendrick Danckerts - Figures in an Italian Garden

Auction 1087 - overview Cologne
20.05.2017, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €

Hendrick Danckerts

Figures in an Italian Garden

Oil on canvas (relined). 61 x 73.5 cm.
Monogrammed lower right: HD (joined).

Hendrick Danckerts was born into a family of artists from The Hague and was taught to paint by his brother Johan. He travelled to Italy and then to England, where he was primarily famed for his depictions of palaces and their gardens. His patrons in England included King Charles II and Samuel Pepys, for whom he painted a depiction of Hampton Court.