SIMON HARDIMÉ (BELGIUM, 1672-1737)
Peonies, Roses, White Hydrangeas, Flame Tulips, Morning Glory, and Forget-Me-Nots on a stone ledge
signed 'S. Hardime' (lower right)
oil on canvas
49 x 36.5 cm. (19 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)

Provenance
Private Collection, London

Simon Hardimé is recognised for his depictions of still-lifes of flowers. The artist studied in Antwerp under the guidence of J.B Crepu, a Walloon officer in the Spanish service and a flower painter who after retiring from military service operated a workshop in Antwerp. Notably, Hardimé became a master in the guild of St. Luke in c.1688/89 and later in his career when he had spent some time working in London, was commissioned to paint for great British aristocracy.