Unknown man (formerly identified as Shakespeare) [graphic].
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library FPs16
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Title
Unknown man (formerly identified as Shakespeare) [graphic].
Created/published
Seventeenth century with later overpainting.
Description
1 painting on panel : oil ; 61.6 x 47 cm + frame ca. 32.5 x 27.5 in.
Associated name
De Montalt, Earl, 1817-1905?, former owner.
Note
Title from Pressly.
Publications about material
William Shakespeare by Hendrik Corenlisz Vroom, 1566-1640, privately printed, n.d.; North Shore Daily Journal, Great Neck, Long Island, 27 July 1934, p. 1.
Provenance
Provenance: Collection of Earl De Montalt of Dundrum, co. Tipperary (1817-1905)?.
Source of acquisition
Bought by Mrs. Folger from Paul S. Van Baarn, a New York antique dealer acting (in bad faith) for the Newhouse Galleries, New York, April 1934, $5,000; presented to the Library by Mrs. Folger, June 1934.
Cited/described in
Pressly, W.L. Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library, 167
Piper, David. Notes of Shakespeare Portraits at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, made November 1962 [typescript], no. 27
Piper, David. Notes of Shakespeare Portraits at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, made November 1962 [typescript], no. 27
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library FPs16
Genre/form
Portrait paintings.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FPs16 (rack 102-A2)
Folger-specific note
This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance.
Folger accession
3979