Lot 87: A mountainous river landscape with a herdsman on a bridge

Frederik de Moucheron (Emden 1633-1686 Amsterdam)
A mountainous river landscape with a herdsman on a bridge
signed 'Moucheron' (lower right)
oil on canvas
65.8 x 59.8 cm.

Anonymous sale; V. Winkel & Magnussens, Copenhagen, 7 March 1945, lot 257.

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The artist received his initial training from his father, Balthazar de Moucheron, a secretary and diplomatic agent of the Duke of Holstein in Moscow. It was in the Amsterdam studio of Jan Asselijn, that Frederik was introduced to the popular Italianate style. In 1655, at the age of 22, he moved to Paris where he worked alongside Dirck Helmbreeker, before a sojourn to Antwerp. Back in Amsterdam Frederik married Mariecke de Jouderville, daughter of Isaac de Jouderville. They had 11 children. Frederik left behind an oeuvre that is characteristic of the second group of Dutch Italianates. He collaborated often with staffage painters like Adriaen van de Velde, Johannes Lingelbach and Jan van Huchtenburg.