An Imaginary Eastern Port with Figures and Animals, with possibly Dover Castle
possibly Jan Griffier I (Amsterdam c.1645 - London 1718)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1665 - 1718
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1194 x 1194 mm (47 x 47 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653167
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Imaginary Eastern Port with Figures and Animals, with possibly Dover Castle by Jan Griffier the elder (Amsterdam c.1645 – London 1718). Scene of an eastern seaport in the middle-ground to left of composition, with figures and animals on paths in the foreground, and shipping at anchor beyond, with a castle on a hill at the right.
Provenance
Acquired from 10th Lord Vernon in lieu of death-duties after the death of Francis Lawrence William Venables-Vernon, 9th Lord Vernon (1889 -1963) and transferred to the National Trust in 1967 through the National Land Fund
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Makers and roles
possibly Jan Griffier I (Amsterdam c.1645 - London 1718), artist