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RefNoP/0014
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Brahe, Tycho
ArtistUnknown
DescriptionHalf length, full face, with his hand on a celestial globe. He was not a Fellow. He was born in 1546 and died in 1601 and is renowned as an astronomer
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions1054 x 826 mm
NotesThe artist might be Michael Jansz van Mierevelt (1567-1641) Delft, but we have no proof of this.
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceBequeathed by Mrs Flamsteed; presented by James Hodgson, 1732
RelatedMaterialPhotograph IM/000523
RelatedRecordIM/000523
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