Portrait of René Descartes
Printmaker:
Edelinck, Gérard
Painter:
Hals, Frans
(After)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
17th Century#
Production date:
AD 1691
Plate engraved for Adrien Baillet 'La vie de M. Descartes' (Paris, 1691)
Accession number: 30.K.13-146
Primary reference Number: 195951
BN Inventaire (17thC): 126
Robert-Dumesnil: 181 I/II
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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