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The original of this composition was engraved by William Wollett as a portrait of Rubens when it was in the collection of the Earl of Godolphin in the 18th century.
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Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir Peter Paul Rubens, in a painted oval
Details
Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir Peter Paul Rubens, in a painted oval
oil on canvas
26 x 19¾ in. (66 x 50.2 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir Peter Paul Rubens, in a painted oval
oil on canvas
26 x 19¾ in. (66 x 50.2 cm.)
Provenance
Senator and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, New York, by 1920, by whom
gifted to the
Denver Art Museum, 1953.
gifted to the
Denver Art Museum, 1953.
Literature
The Denver Art Museum Guide to the Collections, Denver, 1971,
pp. 54-55, as 'van Dyck'.
E. Larsen, The Paintings of Anthony van Dyck, Freren, 1988, p. 417, no. A14, as 'not by the hand of van Dyck'.
pp. 54-55, as 'van Dyck'.
E. Larsen, The Paintings of Anthony van Dyck, Freren, 1988, p. 417, no. A14, as 'not by the hand of van Dyck'.
Brought to you by
James Hastie
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