Capriccio View of the River Volturno with Monte Epomeo beyond
Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzlau 1737 – San Piero di Careggi 1807)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1796
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1194 x 1676 mm (47 x 66 in)
Place of origin
Naples, Bay of (Italy)
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608956
Caption
This picture was acquired by William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773-1842) when he was minister at the Court of Naples. The picture is signed and dated 1797, by which time Hackert had moved from his native Germany, and had become Court Painter in Naples for King Ferdinand IV. Hackert’s style encompassed aspects of seventeenth century Dutch landscape painting, and the mood of Claude Lorrain. A Capriccio is a made-up view, often incorporating buildings or landscape features from real life. This is one of a succession of views by Hackert, closely based on views of the River Volturno, with Monte Epomeo on the Island of Ischia in the distance.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Capriccio View of the River Volturno with Monte Epomeo beyond by Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzlau 1737 – San Piero di Careggi 1807), 1796. A fortified bridge in the centre and a castello on a hill to the right; cattle and figures in the foreground, and in the distance the island of Ischia.
Provenance
3rd Lord Berwick collection: William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773-1842). 1847 Catalogue of Paintings, p.9; 1861 Inventory p.214; 1913 Inventory p.74; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Credit line
Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Filippo Hackert dip.1796 (signed and dated on rocks behind fisherwoman)
Makers and roles
Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzlau 1737 – San Piero di Careggi 1807), artist