A View of Cronesteyn Castle, near Leiden

Artists

Dimensions

37.6 x 51.7 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Albert Bentes, Amsterdam, by descent; to Hillebrand Bentes, Amsterdam, sold by his heirs; [Amsterdam, 16 October 1708] [1]; probably to Christiaan van Hoeck, Ouderhoek, by descent; to his son, Anthonie van Hoeck, Ouderhoek, by descent; to his nephew, Jean de Wolff, Ouderhoek. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam, sold; [Van der Schley et al., Amsterdam, 3 March 1800, kunstboek KK, lot 6]; to [C. S. Roos, Amsterdam.] Probably H. Kneppelhout van Sterkenburg, Utrecht [?]. Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, The Hague, sold by his heirs, to Jonkheer Dr. Willem Adriaan Beelaerts van Blokland, 1930; consigned by his heirs; to [Art Consult, Amsterdam, 2004] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums; The Marian H. Phinney Fund, Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund, and purchase through the generosity of Anthony Meier, David and Julie Tobey, Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Klein, and the Bunge Corporation Foundation, 2005.252. 1. Cronesteyn was no. 127 on the list drawn up by the antiquary Cornelis Alkemade before the sale. In the advertisement for the sale, the drawings were described as part of Bentes's library: "de fraje en nette bibliotheek van wijlen den Hr. Schepen Hillebrand Bentes...mitsgaders omtrent 250 tekeningen van Kasteelen en Adelijke huysen in de Provincies van Holland en Utregt, door Roeland Roghman."