Apparently a copy of Johannes Vorsterman’s 'View of Windsor Castle' in the Royal Collection which was painted for Charles II (c. 1678-80). Although there are slight variations in the foreground, Griffier has repeated Vorsterman’s fanciful view of the south front of the Castle, presumably to emphasise its picturesque appearance. Griffier, a landscape and topographical painter and etcher, was born in Amsterdam, where he was a pupil of Roeland Roghman. He probably came to England early in the reign of Charles II. Griffier specialised in views of London and the Thames Valley, which he often treated with a strong element of fantasy.