The Liberation of St Peter

Could also be identified with Royal Collection 402602 and Charles II, Hampton Court, no 49.

There are several perspectives by or after Steenwyck in the Royal Collection today and several references in the inventories. For all the Steenwyck candidates without firm matches see van der Doort WS 87, no 57 and also Sale inventory WS 315, no 262, WS 192, no 100, WS 268, no 185, WS 323, no 21, WS 307, no 144, WS 259, no 52, 54, 55, WS 315, no 266, WS 269, no 212, WS 63, no 58, WS 204, no 303 and WS 416, no 9 (including this record)

Sale Inventory c.1649-51

Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger

Night Piece of St Peter

Walpole Society reference (1972): 
WS 204, №303
Sold to: 
Embry
Sale date: 
21/05/1650
Appears in Charles II c1666: 
Hampton Court, no 53, 51 x 66
Identification certainty: 
Possible