File:Het Kanonschot - Canon fired (Willem van de Velde II, 1707).jpg

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Willem van de Velde the Younger: The Cannon Shot
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q432266 |
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Object type |
painting ![]() |
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Genre |
marine art ![]() |
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Description |
The cannon shot. A man-of-war in a calm with slack sails fires a cannon shot. Sloops on either side. In the distance a second man-of-war with lowered sails. Pendant of File:Een schip in volle zee bij vliegende storm, bekend als ‘De windstoot’ Rijksmuseum SK-A-1848.jpeg. |
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Date |
Circa 1680 date QS:P571,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 78.5 cm (30.9 in); width: 67 cm (26.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,78.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,67U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q190804 |
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Current location |
Gallery of Honour |
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Accession number |
SK-C-244 |
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Place of creation | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
by 1809 date QS:P,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : Sir Philip Stephens, 1st Baronet (1725-1809), London (with pendant)
1810: sale of the collection of Sir Philip Stephens, 1st Baronet 1810: acquired by Thomas Jones, 6th Viscount Ranelagh (1763-1820) (?) 22 June 1821 sqq.: sale of the collection of Thomas Jones, 6th Viscount Ranelagh at Christie's, London, lot no. 76 16 May 1829 sqq.: sale of the collection of Thomas Jones, 6th Viscount Ranelagh at Christie's, London, lot no. 10 (as with pendant) date QS:P,+1833-05-10T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1833-05-10T00:00:00Z/11 : Christianus Joannes Nieuwenhuys (1799-1883), London (?)
10 May 1833 sqq.: sale of the collection of Christianus Joannes Nieuwenhuys at Christie's, London, lot no. 110 date QS:P,+1834-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1834-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : Albertus Brondgeest (art dealer), Amsterdam
1834: purchased by Adriaan van der Hoop (1778-1854), Amsterdam, from Albertus Brondgeest, Amsterdam 15 March 1854: bequeathed to the city of Amsterdam, Inventory number SA 8331, by Adriaan van der Hoop, Amsterdam |
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Exhibition history |
Exhibition of Dutch Art 1450–1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 January 1929–9 March 1929, OCLC 38679108, cat. no. 255. La peinture Hollandaise de Jérôme Bosch à Rembrandt/Hollandse schilderkunst van Jeroen Bosch tot Rembrandt, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten Brussel, City of Brussels, 2 March 1946–28 April 1946, cat. no. 173. |
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Inscriptions |
Signature bottom right: W. v. Velde J.
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References |
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as The Cannon Shot, circa 1680 date QS:P,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 .Amsterdam Museum collectie online, as Het kanonschot, 1670-1690. date QS:P,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (1675-1685)
Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, object 00076374, as Schiff, das einen Kanonenschuß abfeuert |
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Source/Photographer | www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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Annotations InfoField | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
Signed: W. v. Velde J.
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