The Hosts of Pharoah engulfed by the Red Sea
Jacob Willemsz de Wet the Elder (Haarlem c.1610 - Haarlem c.1671)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1630 - 1675
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
927 x 1232 mm (36 1/2 x 48 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139801
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Hosts of Pharoah engulfed by the Red Sea, by Jacob Willemsz. de Wet the Elder (Haarlem c.1610 - Haarlem 1671/2 or after 1675), signed: J.d.Wet. People sheltering on a shore to the right, with a small vessel on the left.
Provenance
In Mr Wyck's 1679/83 valuation catalogue; 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)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: in ink: Pharoah and his host drowned in ye Red Sea by Mola. Pret 60
Makers and roles
Jacob Willemsz de Wet the Elder (Haarlem c.1610 - Haarlem c.1671) , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 – Rome 1787), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Salvator Rosa (Arenella, Naples 1615 – Rome 1673), artist Jacob de Wet the Younger (Haarlem 1640 - Amsterdam 1697) , artist previously catalogued as by Pier Francesco Mola (Coldrerio 1612 – Rome 1666), artist
References
Patrons and Painters, Art in Scotland 1650-1760 exh. cat. (ed. James Holloway) Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 17 July to 8 October 1989