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Thomas Betterton

Oil Painting
ca. 1690 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, half-length, to right and looking to front; left hand placed against breast.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThomas Betterton (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Portrait, half-length, of Thomas Betterton. Oil painting after Sir Godfrey Kneller, ca.1690.
Physical description
Portrait, half-length, to right and looking to front; left hand placed against breast.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 29cm
  • Estimate width: 23cm
Dimensions taken from Summary catalogue of British Paintings, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.65

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Record createdOctober 21, 2003
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