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Portrait of a painter: 658

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of a painter

Maker(s)

Painter: Dandridge, Bartholomew

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1908) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Note

The painting may well by a self-portrait, possibly the very one recorded by George Vertue in 1729, when Dendridge was 38, but no self-portraits, painted or engraved, appear to be extant for purposes of comparison.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Painted Surface Height 128.3 cm Width 102.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris
  • Location: Verso, stretcher
  • Type: Seal

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 658
Primary reference Number: 848
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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