Unknown man called James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, KG (1649-1685) (after Caspar Netscher after Jan Wyck)
Captain William Baillie (Kilbride 1723 – Paddington 1810)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, wood and glass
Measurements
594 x 630 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22686
Summary
Print, engraving, Unknown man called James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, KG (1649-1685) (after Caspar Netscher after Jan Wyck) by Captain William Baillie (Kilbride 1723 – Paddington 1792). Label on back reads; ALFRED DAVIS, ESTABLISHED 1860 / DEALER IN OLD ENGRAVINGS / 17 KINGS ROAD SLOANE Square. Printed script below the picture reads; W Baille fec. JAMES DUKE OF MONMOUTH / Mortuus 15 July 1685, AEtat , 36 / The Gods from Heaven survey the fatal strife / Du Jovis in tectis iram meseranter inanem / And mourn the Miseries of human Life / Amborum and tantos Mortalibus esse labores. / From a Painting by Netcher and Wyke, in the Collection of Wm Baillie Esqr.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters
Marks and inscriptions
W Baille fec. JAMES DUKE OF MONMOUTH / Mortus 15 July 1685, AEtat , 36 / The Gods from Heaven survey the fatal strife / (vertical dividing line) / Du Jovis in tectis iram meseranter inanem / And mourn the Miseries of human Life / (vertical dividing line) / Amborum and tantos Mortalibus esse labores. / From a Painting by Netcher and Wyke, in the Collection of Wm Baillie Esqr.
Makers and roles
Captain William Baillie (Kilbride 1723 – Paddington 1810), engraver (printmaker) after Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg 1639 – The Hague 1684), artist after Jan Wyck (Haarlem 1645 - Mortlake 1700), artist