Jacob Maris
A Dutch Boy and Girl Walking in a Field
About this artwork
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artist:Jacob Maris (1837 - 1899) Dutch
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title:A Dutch Boy and Girl Walking in a Field
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour on paper
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measurements:25.80 x 16.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Hugh A. Laird Bequest 1911
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accession number:D NG 1066
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Jacob Maris
Jacob Maris
Born in The Hague, Maris trained in Antwerp and Paris, where he was greatly influenced by the art of the Barbizon painters. Much of his early work consisted of domestic scenes of figures. When Jacob returned to his native town in the summer of 1871, he had turned his back on figurative painting to...
