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| Title | A Vessel Wrecked Beneath a Fort in a Storm | |
| Alternative Title | Stormy Coast Scene with Shipping | |
| Collection | National Trust for Scotland (Hill of Tarvit) | |
| Artist | Attributed to circle of Peeters, Bonaventura, II (Flemish marine painter and draftsman, 1648-1702) Attributed to school of Porcellis, Jan (Dutch painter and printmaker, ca. 1584-1632) Previously attributed to Velde, Willem van de, II (Dutch painter, 1633-1707) |
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| Date Earliest | possibly about 1630 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1650 | |
| Description | A vessel and its crew are about to be swallowed by the crushing waves, beneath a towering fort on the right. A few men standing on the wall of the fort are trying to rescue some sailors, pulling them out of the sea with ropes. In the middle ground a Dutch man-of-war makes its way through the choppy sea. Such dramatic depictions were frequent in Flemish art and may have been viewed as symbolic of the dangers of life's voyage. | |
| Current Accession Number | 49.56 | |
| Former Accession Number | 49.71 | |
| Subject | marine | |
| Measurements | 26.7 x 36.5 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Miss Elizabeth C. Sharp 1949. | |
| Provenance | Purchased for £15 from Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, Edinburgh, by F. B. Sharp, July 1932; by descent to Hugh Sharp by 1932-38; by descent to E. C. Sharp by 1938. | |
| Notes | Back, dealer's label: 'Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, 90 George Street, Edinburgh' (removed during conservation treatment). Attributed to Bonaventura Peeters (Christie's 1993); to Van de Velde (Christie's 2006). F. B. Sharp purchased this painting for £15 in 1932 when there was little interest in such seascapes. |
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| Rights Owner | National Trust for Scotland | |
| Author | Dr Claudia Heide | |