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1 of 253523 objects
Style of Philips Wouwerman (Haarlem 1619-Haarlem 1668)
Sacking a Village c.1650-1750
Oil on canvas | 48.8 x 83.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406422
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This is one of a set of eight ovals recorded in Kensington Palace in 1778 (see also CW 23, 403545; CW 24, 404345; CW 251, 406427; CW 252, 406428; CW 253, 406424; CW 255, 403547; CW 256, 406423). They appear to be good nearly contemporary imitations of the style of Philips Wouwermans, in the case of six of them (including this one), and Nicolaes Berchem, in the case of the remaining two. This scene shows a soldier forces a woman to her knees in front of an officer mounted on a grey charger who supervises the pillage of a town seen burning in the background on the right; a second villager is led forward to the officer by a soldier.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
48.8 x 83.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
62.0 x 98.0 x 3.5 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Camp scene; a peasant & his wife brought as prisoners
The Peasant in Trouble
