Artist
John Michael Wright (English, 1617 - 1694)English, 1617 - 1694
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Sir Robert Rookwood
Date1660
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 50 5/8 × 41 3/4 in. (128.6 × 106 cm)
frame: 61 × 52 1/4 in. (154.9 × 132.7 cm)
frame: 61 × 52 1/4 in. (154.9 × 132.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.886
Current Location
Rienzi
Ballroom
On view
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Department
RienziObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Bears the inscription, lower left: ""Io Mich Ritus. P/1660" and "Sr Robt Rookwood/of Coldham Hall Suffolk./Ritus pinxt/1660."
Paper label, marked in ink on verso: "Miss King (late of...?)/informs me that the picture was/bought...?/Sabin 1871"
Inaccuracies in this information - Sabin Galleries Ltd (dealer/auction house; British; 1969 - 1978; fl.)
Inaccuracies in this information - Sabin Galleries Ltd (dealer/auction house; British; 1969 - 1978; fl.)
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