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Portrait of a captain or ship-owner

Michiel van Musscher

1678

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 43cm × w 38cm × d 8cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

merchant shipping, shipping trade; anonymous historical person portrayed; sailing-ship, sailing-boat; ranks in the navy; crew ~ ship

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1908

Notes

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

Collection Type

paintings

About Michiel van Musscher

1645–1705 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Portraits; Conversations; Genre

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