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William Robinson, later Sir William Robinson, Knt.

Maker (British, 1646 - 1723)
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Date1693
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions50 x 40 3/8 in. (127 x 102.6 cm.) frame: 59 3/4 × 49 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (151.8 × 126.4 × 8.9 cm.)
DescriptionStanding half-length, three-quarters left, his left elbow on a rock. The hand holding a sheet of paper, on which is a drawn figure of an oval within a parallelogram. His right hand, at hip level, points to the left. He wears a long peruke, a cravat with loose ends, and a wine-brown cloack. A rock, with sprays of foliage, behind him. A view of water and shipping in left background.
SignedSignature; Date G.K. 1693
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Beatrix Farrand
Label Text

Status
On view
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