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Berckhout is not a well-known artist, and we cannot be sure if he produced this painting after visiting Valckhof himself. He may have drawn on the work of other painters. The work of Jan van Goyen seems to have been a particular inspiration for its style and mood.
Title
View of Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date
c.1650–c.1660
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 58.3 x W 87.3 cm
Accession number
KINCM:2005.4743
Acquisition method
purchased from the Brod Gallery, London, as by Jacob van der Croos, with the assistance of the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1962
Work type
Painting
Signature/marks description
The signature recorded in 1959 centre right 'G. W. Berkhout', is no longer visible.
Inscription description
front lower right: '[V] G' or '[V] C'
