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Jan Baptist Tijssens
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Jan Baptist Tijssens
- Guardroom interior with armour and a standard behind
- inventory number 71 etched into the reverse
- oil on oak panel, probably reduced along the left vertical margin
- 12 1/2 in by 10 in
Provenance
Probably George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746–1816), by 1800;
Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779–1853);
Thence by descent.
Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779–1853);
Thence by descent.
Exhibited
Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long term loan.
Literature
Probably Anon., 'Pictures and Articles of Curiosity', in Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle,(Warwickshire Record Office CR1886/466), ms., circa 1800, n.p., ('Teniers - A guard room with armour'), hanging in the End Room;
Probably Anon., Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1806, in the Little Dining Room;
Probably W. Field, An Historical and Descriptive Account of Leamington Spa, Warwick 1815, p. 200, ('A Guard Room, with Armour - by Teniers'), in the State Dressing Room, opposite the south window, centre;
Probably S. Woodburne, Notes on the Paintings at Warwick Castle, 1832, no. 85 ('Guard House- D. Teniers'), in the End Room;
C. W. Spicer, Vitruvius Britannicus. History of Warwick Castle, London 1844, p. 36 (‘Group of Armour and Standard’), in the Compass Room;
H. T. Cooke, An Historical and Descriptive Guide to Warwick Castle…, Warwick 1847, p. 86 (‘Guard Room, with troopers drinking, armour, trophies of war, &c., by Bourdon’), in the Portrait Gallery;
W. Kendall, Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., 1853, ('Guardroom with Troopers Drinking, armour etc, by Bourdon'), in the Boudoir;
Anon., Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., circa 1860, in the Boudoir;
Probably Anon., Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1806, in the Little Dining Room;
Probably W. Field, An Historical and Descriptive Account of Leamington Spa, Warwick 1815, p. 200, ('A Guard Room, with Armour - by Teniers'), in the State Dressing Room, opposite the south window, centre;
Probably S. Woodburne, Notes on the Paintings at Warwick Castle, 1832, no. 85 ('Guard House- D. Teniers'), in the End Room;
C. W. Spicer, Vitruvius Britannicus. History of Warwick Castle, London 1844, p. 36 (‘Group of Armour and Standard’), in the Compass Room;
H. T. Cooke, An Historical and Descriptive Guide to Warwick Castle…, Warwick 1847, p. 86 (‘Guard Room, with troopers drinking, armour, trophies of war, &c., by Bourdon’), in the Portrait Gallery;
W. Kendall, Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., 1853, ('Guardroom with Troopers Drinking, armour etc, by Bourdon'), in the Boudoir;
Anon., Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., circa 1860, in the Boudoir;
Condition
The panel is uncradled, stable and flat. The paint surface is in very good condition with very little restoration, in fact only three or four tiny pinpoint repairs.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer for proposing the attribution to Tijssens. In its general mise-en-scène and in the specific details of the figures and the armour on the floor the painting is based on the signed composition of Tijssens' teacher Anton Goubau in the Narodni Galerie, Prague.1 The Goubau continues to the left into a horizontal composition as it seems likely did the present lot: at the extreme left margin we can see the nose, moustache and chin of the figure next to the woman that features in the centre of the Goubau.
1. For which see A. Tieze, Anton Goubau, Stuttgart 2004, pp. 125-6, cat. no. A16, reproduced.