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    • JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (AMSTERDAM 1638-1722) - Battle of Tobago, 1677
      Dec. 08, 2023

      JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (AMSTERDAM 1638-1722) - Battle of Tobago, 1677

      Est: £30,000 - £50,000

      JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (AMSTERDAM 1638-1722) Battle of Tobago, 1677 oil on canvas, unframed 31 7⁄8 x 51 ½ in. (80.7 x 130.1 cm.)

      Christie's
    • JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (DUTCH, 1638-1722) - 'WOOLWICH' RAISING SAIL
      Apr. 25, 2023

      JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (DUTCH, 1638-1722) - 'WOOLWICH' RAISING SAIL

      Est: £20,000 - £30,000

      JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (DUTCH, 1638-1722) - 'WOOLWICH' RAISING SAIL JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (DUTCH, 1638-1722) Three-quarter stern view of the Fourth Rate 'Woolwich' raising sail Signed 'J. van Beecq 1677' (lower right) Oil on canvas 39¾ x 34in. (101 x 86.5cm.) in a carved giltwood frame Despite the fact that Oliver Cromwell had been a strong supporter of the Royal Navy, the newly restored Charles II was even more so and many new Ships-of-War were added to the fleet throughout his reign. Already numerous due to their general utility, amongst the ships ordered were several batches of ubiquitous fourth rates, including six ‘Oxford’ class vessels in the 1670 Programme. In the event, only two were completed, the second of which was Woolwich. Named for the yard from whence she came, she was built under the direction of Master Shipwright Phineas Pett [grandson of his famous namesake] and was measured at 741 tons. Renowned for the richness of her stern carving and overall decoration, she was 138 feet in length with a 37.5 foot beam and a 15 foot draught. Nominally mounting twenty-two 24pdrs. on her lower deck and twenty-two 8pdrs. on her upper deck, her actual number of guns – including stern chasers – was repeatedly altered during her career and almost every source quotes different numbers at different times. Although ordered in September 1672, she was not launched until 26th August 1675 and was finally commissioned for sea under Captain Sir John Ernle on 9th April 1677. The following year she was sent out to the Mediterranean where she remained, mostly engaged in convoy duties, until paid off in January 1681. Recommissioned later that same year, she then served in the Channel fleet where, as part of Lord Dartmouth’s fleet loyal to King James II, she captured two ships in William of Orange’s fleet as it made for Brixham and Torbay [where William landed for his attempt to take the English crown] in October 1688. William’s success and subsequent accession as King William III provoked yet another war with Louis XIV and Woolwich played her part in the significant battles of Bantry Bay (May 1689), Beachy Head (June 1690) and Barfleur (May 1692). In June 1693, she was ordered to join Admiral Rooke’s fleet in defence of a valuable Smyrna convoy whilst 1694 saw her cruising off the Orkneys. Battle scarred and eventually laid up after almost twenty years at sea, the decision was taken to rebuild her as her timbers were found to be far too sound to scrap. Returning to the Woolwich yard where she was built, her rebuild was undertaken by Master Shipwright William Lee. Re-launched in January 1702, she was once again employed as a convoy escort working routes to Russia, Newfoundland, Virginia and the Baltic. Stationed off Dunkirk in 1708 to monitor French naval activity, she then served in the Mediterranean in 1711 and the West Indies in 1712. Refitted for the last time at Chatham in 1722, she seems to have remained unemployed thereafter and was finally broken up at Deptford in August 1736. It is usually extremely difficult to identify any unnamed vessel when its painted image is uninscribed but, in this instance, van Beecq’s meticulous attention to detail has been of crucial importance. As E.H.H. Archibald wrote of this artist in his seminal Dictionary of Sea Painters of Europe and America “…his ships are beautifully crafted; the loving care with which he executed their decorations is reminiscent of the elder van de Velde and has something of Abraham Storck’s style….”. However, even more crucial in the identification process is the fact that Woolwich not only had four lower deck stern ports – a very unusual, if not unique, feature in a 4th rate of her era – but also the four circular and highly distinctive apertures or ‘holes’ in her stern which, it has been suggested, were additional gunports for use in emergencies. Held in the British Museum’s collections (inv. no. SL,5214.14) is a splendid named drawing dated 1676 (unsigned but very possibly a study for this picture by van Beecq) of Woolwich’s stern which clearly shows all these notable features and thereby collaborates our identification. Relined. Slight retouching in the sky, sea, sails and margins. Overall very good condition.

      Charles Miller Ltd
    • JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (AMSTERDAM 1638-1722) A view of the IJ, Amsterd
      Oct. 05, 2022

      JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (AMSTERDAM 1638-1722) A view of the IJ, Amsterd

      Est: €15,000 - €20,000

      JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (AMSTERDAM 1638-1722) A view of the IJ, Amsterdam, with the Haringpakkerstoren and the Nieuwe... oil on canvas 98.9 x 130.3 cm.

      Christie's
    • Jan Karel van Beecq (Amsterdam 1638 - 1722)
      Dec. 02, 2019

      Jan Karel van Beecq (Amsterdam 1638 - 1722)

      Est: €5,000 - €10,000

      Fishing boats and warships at sea Oil on canvas, 53.2 x 64 cm Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands Note: The Dutch marine Jan Karel Donatus van Beecq was active in England and later in France, where he became a member of the Academy in 1681. According to the record of his death in the minutes of the French Académie, Van Beecq was born in Amsterdam in 1638. Usually his paintings depict warships and battles out at sea, or scenes of harbours with palatial classical buildings standing directly on the waterfront. This painting depicting herring fishermen is probably situated near Spitsbergen and is a typical representation of his work. In the foreground the full fishing nets are brought in, in the background floats a warship. From 1684 and onwards Van Beeck received Royal commissions which he signed with PRC (Pro Rege Christianissimo). In 1685, four Van Beecq paintings were placed in the new palace of King Louis XIV in Marly-le-Roi.

      AAG Auctioneers
    • Beecq, Jan Karel Donatus van-Holländische
      Jul. 02, 2011

      Beecq, Jan Karel Donatus van-Holländische

      Est: - €4,900

      Beecq, Jan Karel Donatus van-Holländische Hafenszene-(Amsterdam um 1638-1722 ebd.) Mehrere prunkvolle Schiffe vor der Silhouette einer reichen Stadt, rechts im Vordergrund der mit Figuren belebte Kai, zentral ein reich verziertes niederländisches Schiff, links eines der Ostindienkompanie. E. 17. Jh. Öl/Lwd. 73 x 107 cm. - Kleinere Retuschen. - Gutachten vorhanden. Saur AKL 8.

      Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser
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