Jan Anthonie Langendijk (1780-1818)
A town fair with 'The Capture of Cairo'. signed and dated 1803
Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of graphite | 31.1 x 41.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 915239
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A watercolour of a street with buildings on both sides, busy with people enjoying the fair. To the left, women are gathered around a costermonger's barrow. On balconies erected in front of two buildings on the right, 'Grotte Marionette' or actors entertain the crowds beneath painted backdrops. Banners on the main building on the right read, DE VEROVERING VAN CAIRO and GROTE SCHIMMEN (partly obscured). Signed and dated in the bottom left corner: J: A: Langendijk, Dzn invt et delint 1803. This forms a pair with RCIN 915239.
Provenance
Purchased by the Prince of Wales (later George IV), 1807, with RL 15238 (RA 27367. Colnaghi's invoice, 27 February 1807: 'a pair Drawings of a fair in Holland by D° [Langendyk]' for £15 15s.
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of graphite
Measurements
31.1 x 41.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 15239
