Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury
1667 (Baroque)
opaque watercolor on vellum
(Baroque Europe )
(Baroque Europe )
A portrait of the Archbishop of Canterbury by miniature painter Samuel Cooper, who had received his training from his uncle, the well-known portrait miniaturist John Hoskins.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2000 | Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. National Gallery of Art, Washington. |
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/1964 | Treatment | other |
| 9/2/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 7/8 x W: 5 1/16 in. (9.8 x 12.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.238