Oil paint on wood
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Still Life
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
animals: birds
duck
food and drink
furnishings
heron
jug
objects
pigeon
poultry - non-specific
table
vessels and containers
<p>Originally from Wiltshire, Blake worked for most of his life in London, producing small, gem-like larder and game pieces redolent of country life. This represents a larder with a hung heron and drake, a pigeon on the shelf, rough country vessels, and a riding crop and a key hanging on the wall. Together with a coat of arms on the carved shelf, all these combine to suggest the wholesome lifestyle of a well-run if somewhat rustic manor house. The piece harks back to seventeenth-century Netherlandish prototypes and it is no suprise to learn that Blake was employed by dealers to copy old Dutch pictures, some of which were not sold under his own name.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint wood
Still Life
support: 254 × 200 mm
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
<p>Originally from Wiltshire, Blake worked for most of his life in London, producing small, gem-like larder and game pieces redolent of country life. This represents a larder with a hung heron and drake, a pigeon on the shelf, rough country vessels, and a riding crop and a key hanging on the wall. Together with a coat of arms on the carved shelf, all these combine to suggest the wholesome lifestyle of a well-run if somewhat rustic manor house. The piece harks back to seventeenth-century Netherlandish prototypes and it is no suprise to learn that Blake was employed by dealers to copy old Dutch pictures, some of which were not sold under his own name.</p>
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2004-08-18T00:00:00
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animals: birds duck food and drink furnishings heron jug objects pigeon poultry - non-specific table vessels and containers