Artwork
The Manor House, Cresswells
The Manor House, Cresswells is a drawing by the Baroque artist Hendrick Danckerts. It dates from 1665 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 2024.60
- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Trust
About this work
Overview
The Manor House, Cresswells is a drawing by Hendrick Danckerts, created around 1670. It depicts the manor house at Cresswells, Bray, in Berkshire, England.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing shows a brick manor house with tall chimneys, set amidst green fields and rolling hills, with a winding river and figures walking along paths. It was likely commissioned by Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, the house's owner.
Technique & Style
Danckerts' work is characterized by detailed renderings of natural elements, such as trees and clouds. He was among the first artists to incorporate watercolor into his drawings, a technique that would later become prominent in England.
Context
The drawing is part of a broader trend of topographical painting in 17th-century England, driven by a building boom following the Restoration of 1660. Dutch artists, trained in landscape painting, emigrated to England to meet the demand for such works.
Artist & collection
Artist
Hendrick Danckerts (c. 1625 – 1680) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver, mostly of houses in their landscape settings. After some years in Italy, he spent most of his career in London, working for Charles II and his brother.
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