Isherwood Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Oil on canvas, in an 18th-century carved giltwood frame
Frame: 87 x 101cm
Canvas: 69 x 85cm
Edward Culpeper (1670-1737), a mathematical instrument maker based in London, developed this type of microscope between 1725 and 1730 and it would have been a prized object for a discerning gentlemen who had an interest in science.
Hendrik Pothoven (25 December 1725 – 29 January 1807) was a painter from the Northern Netherlands.
He was a pupil of Frans de Bakker and Philip van Dijk and a follower of Frans van Mieris and Adrien van de Velde. He is best known for his portraits, landscapes, and engravings. He worked in his native Amsterdam until 1764, when he moved to The Hague, where he lived until he died in 1807.
Isherwood Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
16th to 19th century old master, british and european paintings and sculpture, specialising in period portraiture. Member BADA, LAPADA.
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An 18th Century Portrait Painting of a Family by Hendrick Pothoven (1725-1807)
