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R,6.248
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Description
Portrait of René Descartes, half-length to left, wearing a black cloak with white collar, holding his hat; second state with publisher's address; after Frans Hals
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School/style
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Date
- 1650 (c.)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 316 millimetres (trimmed)
- Width: 228 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Content
Lettered in top margin: "NATVS HAGÆ TVRONVM PRIDIE CAL. APR. 1596. DENATVS HOLMIÆ CAL. FEB. 1650.".
Lettered in lower margin, with production details and four lines of Latin verses: "RENATUS DESCARTES, NOBILIS GALLUS, PERRONI DOMINUS, SUMMUS MATHEMATICUS & PHILOSOPHUS" and "Talis erat vultu NATVRÆ FILIVS: unus / ... / Miraclum reliquum solus in orbe fuit." and "F. Hals pinxit" and "I. Suÿderhoeff sculpsit" and "P. Goos excudit.".
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Curator's comments
This is second state, for an impression of first state see 1868,0822.647.
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Location
Not on display (D+F XVIIc Unmounted Roy)
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1799
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Department
Prints & Drawings
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Registration number
R,6.248
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