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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Schoolmaster

Maker(s)

Painter: Dou, Gerrit

Entities

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Notes

History note: King William III of Orange (Castle Het Loo), sold Amsterdam, Zomer, 26 July 1713 (35); Duke of Chandos, sold London, Cock's, 6-8 May 1747 (108), bt. Sir Matthew Decker, Bart., from whom it descended to his grandson, the 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam, the Founder of the Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 27 cm
Width: 19.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1645

School or Style

Dutch

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: G dov
  • Location: Above the left shoulder of the man
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1645
  • Location: Above the left shoulder of the man
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 33
Primary reference Number: 1316
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 19 January 2024 Last processed: Saturday 20 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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