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Skittle-Players and Bystanders amongst a Crowd in a Village Square

Jan van Goyen, 1625

This early composition by van Goyen reveals the artist's interest in figures at this stage in his career. It shows him still in the process of developing his style just prior to evolving the more rapid sketch in black chalk, around 1629, on which he concentrated for the rest of his career.

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Title of artwork, date

Skittle-Players and Bystanders amongst a Crowd in a Village Square, 1625

Date supported

1994

Medium and material

Black chalk & grey wash

Dimensions

15 x 25 cm

Grant

8687

Total cost

43435

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