Later Life
Jan Wyck began to school young British artists whilst continuing to work on his own projects, and became highly influential in the development of British art in the period, particularly in the genre of battle painting. One of his principal students that went on to produce great works of national importance was John Wootton, who exemplified British equestrian and military art in the early eighteenth century.
Jan Wyck died at his family home in Mortlake, Surrey, on 17 May 1702, aged 49.
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