This 'Grand Tour' portrait was commissioned in Rome by the Rotterdam-based tobacco merchant Pieter Caarten at the age of thirty-seven. The idea for such a portrait may have been inspired by his business contacts in England, which supplied the majority of Batoni’s clientele.
Specifications
Title | The Rotterdam tobacco trader Pieter Caarten |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Width 49 cm Height 61 cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
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Accession number | 1032 (OK) |
Credits | Gift A.J. Bicker Caarten, 1927 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1927 |
Creation date | in 1778 |
Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) Alles aan kant en Isabel Ferrand - Wereldkaart World Lace (2017) |
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Object | |
Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
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