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Portrait of a Geographer with compass, angle and globe
- Catalog
- WD-Q03
- Artist
- Willem Drost
- Year
- c. 1655
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 88 × 70 cm
- Location
- Private Collection
Description
A scholar-geographer with his instruments. Possibly Drost or a contemporary working in a similar style.
Analysis
The subject recalls Drost's confirmed Geographer (WD-019), but the execution differs in several respects. The painting may be by a follower or another artist working in the same tradition of scholar portraits.