Dutch painter Jan Wyck came from a family of painters and draughtsmen. He is the son of painter Thomas Wyck, who was also his teacher.
Jan Wyck spent most of his career active in England, where he created a furore with (equestrian) portraits, landscapes, hunting scenes, military scenes such as battles and images of historical figures.
This was an era when French artists dominated the genre. The arrival of Wyck and other Dutch and Flemish artists in Great Britain from 1660 onward provided the catalyst for the development of military and naval art in Britain.