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| Artist | Attributed to Appel, Jacob (son) (Dutch artist, 1680-1751) |
| Previous attributions | Previously attributed to Dutch School |
| Title | Coast Scene - Debarkation |
| Date earliest | possibly about 1750 |
| Date latest | possibly about 1800 |
| Material | oil on canvas |
| Measurements | 96.4 x 135 cm |
| Description | It is possible that this work is by the marine painter Jacob Appel (1719 - after 1771), son of Jacob Appel, though is by no means certain. |
| Subject | marine; landscape; figure; everyday life |
| Collection | Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead |
| Current accession number | TWCMS:G1165 |
| Previous accession number(s) | SAG 465 |
| Acquisition details | Bequeathed by J. A. D. Shipley, 1909. |
| Principal publications | Catalogue of the Shipley Collection, 1917, no. 465 as 'Coast Scene: The Debarkation' Dutch School; Catalogue of the Shipley Collection, 1921, no. 465 as 'Coast Scene: The Debarkation' Dutch School; Catalogue of the Shipley Collection, 1951, no. 465 as 'Coast Scene: The Debarkation' Dutch School. |
| Notes |
This work is in fact attributed to the son of Jacob Appel (1680-1751), also called Jacob Appel, and whose dates are believed to be 1719 - after 1771. In 1974 Christies attributed the work to style of Wou, though in 1977, Charlotte Miller, after further research, reattributed the work to Jacob Appel, following a suggestion from E.H.H. Archibold of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, who thought the work to be a Dutch picture or Mediterranean scene. Miller found a comparative photo of a painting in the Witt Library, by Appel, which though very similar to the Shipley painting was somewhat more sophisticated. Miller also suggested that the scene may be an Irish one. On further research in 2006, this researcher believes it may be possible that the work is by Jacob Appel, though is by no means certain. The comparative Shipping Off Portsmouth, signed and dated 1771, and part of the Hoare Sale (Anon. Collection), Christie's, 3 December, 1937, contains similar depictions of ships, flags and a rather ugly fortified tower, though the comparison is based on a poor photograph at the Shipley (the painting could not be found), and a poor photograph in the Witt. Further research is needed to truly establish the connection with Appel. |
| Rights status | The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Museums) |
| Author | Elizabeth van der Beugel |
