Albert Eckhout: Two dueling tortoises
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Artist |
Albert Eckhout
(circa 1610 date QS:P,+1610–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 –circa 1666date QS:P,+1666–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ) |
Alternative names |
Eeckhout, Van der Eeckhout, Eyckholt, Eyckhout, Van der Eyckhout, Van der Eyckholt, Aeeckhout, Aeckhout, Achout, D'Acov, Van der Eckhout, Van der Eckout, Van der Eeckholt |
Description |
Dutch painter, drawer, printmaker and ornamental painter |
Date of birth/death |
between 1600 and 1620 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1620-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
between 1664 and 1667 date QS:P,+1664-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1664-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1667-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Location of birth/death |
Groningen |
Groningen |
Work period |
between circa 1637 and circa 1664 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1637-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1664-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Work location |
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Authority file |
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artist QS:P170,Q2116186 |
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Title |
Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises title QS:P1476,en:"Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises "
label QS:Len,"Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises "
label QS:Lit,"studio di due tartarughe brasiliane"
label QS:Lfr,"Étude de deux tortues brésiliens"
label QS:Lnl,"Studie van twee Braziliaanse schildpadden"
label QS:Lpt,"Estudo de duas tartarugas brasileiras"
label QS:Lde,"Studie von zwei brasilianischen Landschildkröten"
label QS:Lda,"Studie af to brasilianske skildpadder" |
Object type |
painting / study |
Genre |
animal art |
Date |
circa 1640 date QS:P571,+1640-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Medium |
tempera and gouache on paper mounted on panel |
Dimensions |
height: 30.5 cm (12 in); width: 51 cm (20 in) dimensions QS:P2048,30.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,51U174728 |
Collection |
Mauritshuis
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Native name |
Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis |
Location |
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Coordinates |
52° 04′ 49.4″ N, 4° 18′ 51.5″ E |
Established |
1822 |
Website |
mauritshuis.nl |
Authority file |
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institution QS:P195,Q221092 |
Accession number |
957 |
Place of creation |
Brazil (?) |
Object history |
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679)
by 1936-1937: Jacques Goudstikker (art dealer), Amsterdam, as onbekende meester
before 10 May 1940date QS:P,+1940-05-10T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1940-05-10T00:00:00Z/11 (presumably ): purchased by Johannes Carel Hendrik Heldring (1887-1962), Oosterbeek (as AnonymousUnknown author)
27 March 1963: anonymous sale at Sotheby's, London (auction house), lot no. 1
1963: acquired by the Stichting Vrienden van het Mauritshuis (Stichting Johan Maurits van Nassau), Netherlands
1963: lent to the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, Inventory number 957, by the Stichting Vrienden van het Mauritshuis (Stichting Johan Maurits van Nassau), Netherlands
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Exhibition history |
Collectie J.C.H. Heldring te Oosterbeek, Buitensocieteit Arnhem, Arnhem, 6 April 1958–1 June 1958, cat. no. 38/18.
Goede onbekenden. Nederlandse schilderijen uit de l6e en 17e eeuw zonder signatuur of met een (nog) niet verklaard monogram gemerkt, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, 15 October 1959–1 December 1959, cat. no. 22.
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Inscriptions |
verso:
DORDRECHTS MUSEUM / Tentoonstelling "GOEDE ONBEKENDEN" / (1959) / cat. no.: 22 / collectie: J. C. H. Heldring, / Oosterbeek
- On a label
verso:
tentoonstelling / Coll. Heldring / gemeentemuseum / arnhem / 6/4 - 1/6 1958 / cat. nr 38/18
- On a label
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References |
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Source/Photographer |
www.mauritshuis.nl : Home : Info : Pic |