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Head of an old Man by Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Head of an old Man

Oil on paper laid down on panel
44.3 x 33.5 cm (17.44 x 13.19 in)
Paintings
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Last recorded sale at Sotheby's, London (10 Jul 2014)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Jul 10, 2014
Sotheby'sLondonOld Master & British Paintings Day Sale158
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Head of an old Man
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Artwork Description
Category

paintings

Dimensions

44.3 x 33.5 cm (17.44 x 13.19 in)

Materials

oil on paper laid down on panel

Signature

inventory number 78 etched into the reverse

Provenance

George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746–1816), by 1800

Thence by descent.

Exhibited

Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long term loan.

Literature

Possibly Anon., 'Pictures and Articles of Curiosity', in Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle, (Warwickshire Record Office CR1886/466), ms., circa 1800, n.p. ('Rubens – head, school of '), hanging in the chapel passage, or ('Rubens – head of an old man'), in the Compass Window;; Possibly Anon., Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1806, in the Compass Window;; Possibly W. Field, An Historical and Descriptive Account of Leamington Spa, Warwick 1815, either p. 204 ('Head of an old man, by Rubens'), in the Compass Window; or p. 208 ('Head - in the manner of Rubens'), as in the Chapel passage, side opposite the window;; Possibly H. T. Cooke, An Historical and Descriptive Guide to Warwick Castle…, Warwick 1847, p. 81 (‘Head of St. Peter, by VanDyck’), in the Passage and Staircase;; Possibly W. Kendall, Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., 1853, in the Boudoir;; Anon, Inventory of Warwick Castle, ms., circa 1860, in the Boudoir;; Possibly F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 39 (‘Head of St Jerome by Rubens’), in the Boudoir; or p. 39 (‘Head of an Old Man by Rubens’), in the Compass Room;; Possibly Anon, Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900, in the Chapel Passage and Compass Room.