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A Canal in Winter

Isack van Ostade (1621–1649)

English Heritage, Kenwood

A Canal in Winter

Image credit: Historic England Archive

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Contrary to the title, Isack van Ostade seems to have painted a frozen river rather than a canal, since there is no towpath. A wide variety of people, stretching far into the distance, are using it as a temporary public highway and playground.

To the right of the painting, a white horse pulls a well-dressed family in a wooden sledge. Two men in bright clothes tend to the horse while, in the centre of the scene, a hunched man pushes a sledge in the opposite direction.

English Heritage, Kenwood

London

Title

A Canal in Winter

Date

c.1645

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 92.7 x W 119.4 cm

Accession number

88028832

Acquisition method

Iveagh Bequest, 1929

Work type

Painting

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English Heritage, Kenwood

Hampstead Lane, London, Greater London NW3 7JR England

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Isack van Ostade

1621–1649

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