Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
The Property of a Private Collector
Thomas Wijck
A troop of cavalrymen and other figures outside an inn, a hill fort beyond
Lot Closed
April 28, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Private Collector
Thomas Wijck
Beverwijk circa 1616 - 1677 Haarlem
A troop of cavalrymen and other figures outside an inn, a hill fort beyond
signed lower right: TWijck (TW in ligature)
oil on canvas
unframed: 107.1 x 91.3 cm.; 42⅛ x 36 in.
framed: 132.7 x 117.6 cm.; 52¼ x 46¼ in.
Probably acquired by Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1641–1702);
Thence by descent at Althorp to Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (b. 1964);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 October 1991, lot 73, where acquired.
Thence by descent at Althorp to Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (b. 1964);
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 October 1991, lot 73, where acquired.
Probably G. Knapton, A catalogue of the pictures at Althorpe and Wimbledon belonging to the late Honble Mr Spencer, Ms. 1746, no. 205, in the Eating Room, 'a Landskip with figures and Horses by Wyke';
Catalogue of the Pictures at Althorp House, privately printed 1851, no. 12 (as 'John Wyck');
K.J. Garlick, 'A catalogue of pictures at Althorp', in The Walpole Society, vol. XLV, 1976, p. 91, no. 717, and probably p. 99, no. 205.
Catalogue of the Pictures at Althorp House, privately printed 1851, no. 12 (as 'John Wyck');
K.J. Garlick, 'A catalogue of pictures at Althorp', in The Walpole Society, vol. XLV, 1976, p. 91, no. 717, and probably p. 99, no. 205.