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Object Type
print
Museum number
1983,U.2852
Description
Portrait of Pieter van Laer, head and shoulders, full face, the head leaning to left; after a self-portrait Etching with drypoint
Producer name
After:
Pieter van Laer
Print made by:
Andrew Geddes
Published by:
Ernest Brown & Phillips
School/style
British
Flemish
Production date
1800-1842
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
drypoint
Dimensions
Height:
145 millimetres
Width:
102 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For another impression of this plate and a comment see S.7382
Bibliographic references
Dodgson 1936 / The Etchings of Sir David Wilkie & Andrew Geddes
(49.V)
Muller II 1853 / Beschrijvende catalogus van 7000 Portretten, van Nederlanders
(undescribed)
van Someren 1888 / Beschriivende catalogus van Gegraveerde Portretten van Nederlanders. Vervolg op Frederik Mullers catalogus van 7000 Portretten van Nederlanders.
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
self-portrait
Associated names
Portrait of:
Pieter van Laer
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Smith, the printseller
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Sheepshanks
(L.2333)
Acquisition date
1753-1983
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1983,U.2852