Richard Perkins Seascapes and the colours of their

and the colours of their outfits - pale azure

work on the picture began in September 1716

There are several preliminary drawings in the Louvre

The dating of the canvas is highly debated

An exercise in the style of Rembrandt

Richard Perkins Seascapes and the colours of theirRichard Perkins (1585? 1650) was an actor who became a member of Queen Anne's company by 1602. He was involved with the formation of the Revels company and joined the King's Men in 1623 4 but moved to Queen Henrietta's company, in which he was a colleague of William Cartwright the younger. Probably painted in the late 1640s, the pose in this picture seems to derive from Van Dyck's portrait of Charles I in three positions (Royal Collection).