Van der Doort c.1639
WS 43, № 6
Polidoro
8 figures one lying upon a rock in the sea, another in the air, 4 going in a boat to the shore, 2 bringing a horse down the hill to the shore (Psyche lies on a Rock)
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
2ft 10in x 5ft 3in (86.4 x 160cm)
Medium:
9th of the pieces in fresco [watercolours - see MS. Ash 1514, f. 194], on panel
Light:
light from the right
Provenance:
11th of the 23 Italian collection pictures your majesty bought from William Frizell
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Room description extended:
Towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 57 and V&A MS f. 8, no 3 (WS 203)
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51