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A River Scene, with a Hut on an Island

Jan van Goyen (1596–1656)

The National Gallery, London

A River Scene, with a Hut on an Island

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This painting is a companion piece to Fishermen hauling a Net, which is exactly the same size and depicts a scene with three similarly positioned boats, a low horizon and high billowing clouds. However, the muddy island in the middle of this scene is more substantial and, as the title suggests, someone has built a hut on it.

There are many subtle differences between the two pictures. In this one it appears to be high water; in the other it is clearly low tide. And while both feature a windmill and a church in similar positions on the horizon, the church depicted in this painting has a tower rather than a spire. The boats are also being used for a different purpose here – not for fishing, but for transport. The rowing boat in the foreground is carrying passengers, while the larger sailing boat is a type used for transporting goods and people on inland waterways.

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Title

A River Scene, with a Hut on an Island

Date

1640-5

Medium

Oil on oak

Measurements

H 37 x W 33 cm

Accession number

NG6154

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Mrs Elizabeth Carstairs, 1952

Work type

Painting

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Jan van Goyen

1596–1656

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