Portrait of Balthasar Becker
Date
ca. 18th century
Sitter
Balthasar Becker (Dutch) , Philosopher
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 70mm
width (print): 90mm
height (print): 76mm
width (print): 94mm
width (print): 90mm
height (print): 76mm
width (print): 94mm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Balthasar Becker, inclined to the right as viewed. He has his own shoulder length hair with fringe and wears cassock and falling bands. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘BALTHAZAR BECKER’ and pencilled ‘1698’.
Balthasar Becker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1698.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.8
Inscribed ‘BALTHAZAR BECKER’ and pencilled ‘1698’.
Balthasar Becker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1698.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.8
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