A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning

A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning, also called Château de Steen with Hunter or simply Het Steen, is a landscape painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, dating to around 1636. It measures 131.2 cm by 229.2 cm and is now in the National Gallery in London. The painting has influenced artists including John Constable during his period working for Sir George Beaumont, who then owned the painting and later donated it to the National Gallery in 1823. The painting is notable for featuring the first convincing artistic depiction of a mackerel sky.

A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning

A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning, also called Château de Steen with Hunter or simply Het Steen, is a landscape painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, dating to around 1636. It measures 131.2 cm by 229.2 cm and is now in the National Gallery in London. The painting has influenced artists including John Constable during his period working for Sir George Beaumont, who then owned the painting and later donated it to the National Gallery in 1823. The painting is notable for featuring the first convincing artistic depiction of a mackerel sky.