Jan van de Cappelle

Ships off the Coast

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820 voorzijde

Jan van de Cappelle
Ships off the Coast

1651 Not on view

The Amsterdam painter Jan van de Cappelle specialised in seascapes with fishing boats. He often placed the horizon very low, so that there was plenty of space for impressive cloudy skies that determine the atmosphere. That is also the case in this seascape, in which some travellers are being ferried ashore from a ship.

Van de Cappelle was a wealthy entrepreneur and merchant, who painted mainly for pleasure. He was also a collector, possessing 500 drawings by Rembrandt, among other works.

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Jan van de Cappelle
Ships off the Coast

1651 Not on view

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General information
Artist Jan van de Cappelle (Amsterdam 1626 - 1679 Amsterdam)
Title Ships off the Coast
Dated 1651
Object name painting
Inventory number 820
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material canvas
Dimensions 72.5 x 87 cm
Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower centre: I V Capelle 1651

Provenance

R.G. Wilberforce, London, 1887; Charles Crews, London, 1915; Onnes van Nijenrode Collection, Breukelen; Jacques Goudstikker Gallery, Amsterdam, 1920; H.E. ten Cate, Almelo; gift of Henri W.A. Deterding, London, 1936