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Olof Bergh Portrait

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Sketch

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Paper

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Sketch

DistinguishingFeatures: 

The portrait of Olof Bergh, Captain of the Garrison at the Cape, is 38.0 cms across x 47.5 cms vertically – this includes the wooden frame, which is 3.5 cms wide. The actual sketch is therefore 31 cms across and 40.5 cms in height. The artist is ABRAHAM SALM, who worked from the middle of the 17th century until well into the eighteenth, and visited the Cape, where he did some of his etchings.  The drawing is signed by him. The date on the drawing is stated as “Anno” 1685.

History

ObjectAge: 

338 years 9 months ago

AgeComment: 

Portrait has been in the family for 330 years.

ProductionPlace: 

  • Cape Town

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