A philosopher or astronomer in his study by candlelight
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A philosopher or astronomer in his study by candlelight, Michiel Versteegh
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| Title | A philosopher or astronomer in his study by candlelight (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brush and brown and grey wash, with some pen and brown ink |
| Brief description | A philosopher or astronomer in his study by candlelight, Michiel Versteegh |
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| Object history | Provenance: part of an album assembled by Rev. Dr Thomas Penrose (1770–1851), Shaw House, nr Newbury, West Berks, and Writtle-cum-Roswell, Essex; his second cousin, Henry Richard Eyre (1813–76), Shaw House (the binding of the album embossed, Drawings / the gift of / Dr Penrose / to / Henry R. Eyre ); his son Douglas Eyre (b. 1857), Shaw House, by whom given to the museum (L. 2503), 17 November 1922. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. I, cat. 404, p.336 |
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| Accession number | E.3358-1922 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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