Image

Bartholomeus van der Helst

Portrait of a Man

Description

Maker

Bartholomeus van der Helst (Dutch, 1613-1670)

Title

Portrait of a Man

Year

ca. 1655

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Netherlands

Dimensions

111.8 x 97.2 cm (44 x 38 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and dated LR:B. vander. helst. f.1655

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Haffenreffer family

Object Number

60.010

Type

Provenance

1802, offered by August Pechwell, Dresden, to Johann Rudolph Czernin, Vienna [1757-1845].
By 1803, Collection of Johann Rudolph Czernin, Vienna
By inheritance through the family of the Counts Czernin, Vienna;
By 1936 Count Eugen Czernin von Chudenitz, Vienna [1892-1955]
By 1959 with Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna
1960. Purchased by the RISD Museum from the Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, March 15, via that gallery's branch in Vaduz, Lichtenstein, called S. Nissl Kunsthandel

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994
The Facts of Life
Dutch Paintings from the 17th Century
Jun 24, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988
Dutch Paintings of the 17th Century
Jul 12, 1985 – Sep 01, 1985

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Tombstone

Bartholomeus van der Helst (Dutch, 1613-1670)
Portrait of a Man, ca. 1655
Oil on canvas
111.8 x 97.2 cm (44 x 38 1/4 inches)
Gift of the Haffenreffer family 60.010

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