Lot 42: A river landscape with anglers on a bank, a mill beyond

Attributed to Jan ten Compe (Amsterdam 1713-1761)
A river landscape with anglers on a bank, a mill beyond
oil on panel
9 x 11¾ in. (23 x 29.8 cm.)

with Oscar Herner, Mexico.

Ten Compe began his career as an apprentice to Dirk Dalens III, before establishing himself as one of the leading Dutch painters of cityscapes of the eighteenth century. He was influenced by the works of his famous predecessors, Jan van der Heyden and Gerrit Berckheyde. Ten Compe received commissions from several distinguished art-lovers and connoisseurs of the time, including the famous collector Gerret Braamcamp, who praised his ability to capture reality and to follow nature with extraordinary accuracy.