John Wycke, battle painter [art original]

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Title: John Wycke, battle painter [art original]
Alternative Title: Jan Wyck battle painter
Creator: Vertue, George, 1684-1756
Published / Created: [between 1720 and 1756?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Drawing of Jan Wyck (or John Wijck) (1566-1640), Flemish born painter, son of Thomas Wyck (ca. 1616-1677). Settled in England where he excelled at depicting battle scenes
Description: Title from inscription in ink below image.
Signed in ink, lower right: G. V.
Inscription in pencil, lower left: [illegible].
Drawing that was used as a basis for an engraving of Wyck in: Anecdotes of painting in England / by Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed in the year MDCCLXIII, [1763], v. 3, opp. p. 133.
George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Provenance: Purchased by Horace Walpole from Vertue's widow. Sold to Evans at the Strawberry Hill sale, viii.122. Purchased by Wilmarth S. Lewis from Drake, December 1949.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 15 x 13 cm, on sheet 16.5 x 13 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portrait drawings
Watercolors British 18th century
Wash drawings British 18th century
Material: watercolor with ink and brush ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Wyck, Jan, 1645-1700,
Subject (Topic): Artists
Flemish
Subjects: Wyck, Jan, 1645-1700
Artists > Flemish
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: George Vertue, John Wycke Battle Painter. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.