Capriccio of a Mediterranean Seaport with Figures and an Antique Statue
after Thomas Wyck (Beverwijk 1616 - Haarlem 1677)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140057
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Capriccio of a Mediterranean Seaport with Figures and an Antique Statue, after Thomas Wyck (Beverwijk 1616 – Haarlem 1677). A Mediterranean seaport with figures and an ancient statue, a high basin fountain with a water jet spouting into the air, a distant horizon on the right with cloudy sky. The gilded pine frame dates to the 17th century.
Provenance
In 1820 list and thence by descent until acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002
Credit line
Ham House, The Dysart Collection (purchased by HM Government in 1948 and transferred to the National Trust in 2002)
Makers and roles
after Thomas Wyck (Beverwijk 1616 - Haarlem 1677), artist