Object Details
original artist
Hals, Frans
engraver
Michel, Jean Baptiste
delineator
Farington, George
publisher
Boydell, John
Description
Engraving after painting by Frans Hals once in the Common Parlour at Houghton. Sent to the Hermitage Palace; sold to Andrew Mellon in 1930 and now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Print tipped onto sheet bound in George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1. Once considered a self-portrait of the Dutch artist; sitter not identified.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1777
ID Number
1978.0534.02.70
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.02.70
Object Name
print
engraving
Object Type
Engraving
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 21.5 cm x 16.8 cm; 8 15/32 in x 6 5/8 in
plate: 18.5 cm x 14 cm; 7 9/32 in x 5 1/2 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Portraits
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1694390