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#363 Title: "The Mansion called Riversdale" 1997 Medium: Oil on Linen Dimensions: 38" x 60" Price: Click Here
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Riverdale Park Series Painting by Gerald King
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#363 Title: "The Mansion called Riversdale" 1997 Medium: Oil on Linen Dimensions: 38" x 60" Price: Click Here
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The mansion called Riversdale was the home of
George Calvert. It was built by his father-in-law Henri Joseph Steir and used for a period
of time to store his art collection. Mr. Steir was related to Peter Paul Rubens and
his art collection, considered a major assemblage of European paintings , included
such masters as van Dyke, Rembrandt, and Titian. For this reason alone I felt it
deserved to become a subject of a major work.
The view I chose for painting the mansion is based upon a work by Bernardo Bellotto
titled "The Fortress of Koningstein" I took the liberty of removing the
houses which now surround the mansion, and recreate the man-made lake and river that
ounce existed on the property. A few figures, including a portrait of myself
painting, have been added to represent the historic importance of the edifice.
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