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Portrait of an Old Man

Portrait of an Old Man

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Portrait of an Old Man
ArtistFrench, active Paris (?) c. 1600-1650
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Portrait of an Old Man
Datec. 1600–1625
PlaceFrance
MediumBlack and red chalk with ochre wash on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 1/2 × 11 9/16 in. (41.9 × 29.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.536
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceCollection Montauson; [Wildenstein & Co., New York, as of 1937 (as by Dumonstier)]; Edith and Percy Straus collection, 1937–1944; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Building the Master Drawings Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30–December 21, 2009.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

"Old Masters" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, May 21-Dec. 11, 2022
[Inaugural Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Beck Building 201-8, 210-212,217: No Catalog]
Published References "Catalogue of the Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1945
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