Portrait of Thomas Bulwer
Gerard SoestWW-1654-322499
1654·Oil on canvas·101.7 × 86.7 cm (40 1/16 × 34 1/8 in.); Framed: 113.4 × 97.2 × 6.4 cm (44 5/8 × 38 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Alexander A. McKay Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1654
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 101.7 × 86.7 cm (40 1/16 × 34 1/8 in.); Framed: 113.4 × 97.2 × 6.4 cm (44 5/8 × 38 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Gerard Soest
Artist
Gerard Soest
Painting
Gerard Soest was a Dutch portrait painter active in the 17th century, born in 1600 and based primarily in England after mid-century. Working in oil on canvas, he developed a restrained approach to aristocratic portraiture that emphasized clarity of feature and subtle modeling of form over decorative excess. His practice bridged Dutch and English court painting traditions during a period of cultural exchange between the two nations. Soest died in 1681.
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- Gerard Soest
- Year
- 1654
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 101.7 × 86.7 cm (40 1/16 × 34 1/8 in.); Framed: 113.4 × 97.2 × 6.4 cm (44 5/8 × 38 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1654-322499
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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