The Assumption of the Virgin
Sourced when Hamilton was in Germany in command if the British forces in the service of the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus 1630-34
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 65, № 14
Snellinck
Assumption of the Virgin, apostles standing by the grave looking upwards with wonder, St Peter kneeling with golden and iron key
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
2ft 1in x 1ft 7in (63.5 x 48.3cm)
Medium:
copper
Frame:
black waved ebony frame
Provenance:
Marquis of Hamilton from Germany
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
gift
Location:
Room description extended:
King's Chair Room in the Privy Gallery
Original Manuscript page number:
B.L. Add. MS. 10112, f. 8 and V&A MS, f. 85, no 14 (WS 223)
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 594, 58 x 43
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51