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Gentleman with Helmet: PD.17-2005

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Gentleman with Helmet

Maker(s)

Painter: Baen, Jan de

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Notes

History note: Bought from Christie's, paid for on June 18 1935, £9-9-0d

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991, accessioned 2005

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Canvas Height 876 mm Width 690 mm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.17-2005
Primary reference Number: 119081

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 31 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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