View of Monmouth and Troy House

Hendrick Danckerts (circa 1625 - 1680)

Nelson Museum and Local History Centre

1672

Painting of Monmouth and Troy House. Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester, employed Hendrik Danckerts to paint this view of the Monmouth estates, the only surviving oil by the artist of a Welsh subject.The painting depicts three buildings subsequently altered by the Somersets: Troy House; Monmouth Castle and St Mary's parish church.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 132 x 183 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £10000 ( Total: £45,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1993
• Vendor: Lane Fine Art

Provenance

The Duke of Beaufort, 1988; Lane Fine Art.

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