Van der Doort c.1639
WS 68, № 33
Albrecht Dürer
A companion piece [to no 30], Albrecht Dürer's father on an antique old Hungarian fashion black cap, dark yellow gown hiding his hands, wide sleeves, painted on a reddish ground (life-size half-length), all cracked
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
1ft 8in x 1ft 4in (50.8 x 40.6cm)
Frame:
similar frame [i.e. to the earlier self-portrait, a small waved ebony frame]
Provenance:
City of Nuremburg, sent by the Earl of Arundel, Ambassador to Emperor Ferdinand [with no 30]
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
gift
Location:
Room description extended:
King's Chair Room in the Privy Gallery
Original Manuscript page number:
B.L. Add. MS. 10112, f. 12; MS Ash 1514, f. 90 and V&A MS, f. 89, no 33 (WS 225)
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51