Lot 44: Jacobus Linthorst (Amsterdam 1745-1815)

Roses, narcissi, delphiniums, convolvulus and other flowers on a stone ledge, with grapes, a salver with grapes, peaches and strawberries and butterflies, a carved stone urn beyond
signed 'JLinthorst' (lower right)
oil on canvas
48.5 x 41 cm. (19 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

PROVENANCE:
With Roland, Browse and Delbanco, 19, Cork Street, London (according to remnants of a label on the reverse).

EXHIBITED:
Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, Collectors' Choice, 1970, no. 103a. Lent by Mr. Francis Johnson.

Linthorst, born in Amsterdam, appears to have spent most of his artistic career in his native town. Little is known of his early training, although the influence of Jan van Os is clearly evident. His compositions are characterized by the tight profusion of overlapping flowers interspersed by fruit, and the current lot is a perfect example of his oeuvre.