''An Astrologer'' is a 1663 oil on panel painting by the Dutch artist
Cornelis Bega
Cornelis Pietersz Bega, or ''Cornelis Pietersz Begijn'' (1631/32 – 27 August 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.
Bega was born, lived and worked in Haarlem and was the son of sculptor and goldsmith Pieter Jansz. Begijn. H ...
, now in the
National Gallery, London, to which it was presented by
Martin Henry Colnaghi
Martin Henry Colnaghi (16 November 1821 – 1908) was a British art dealer for the London-based Colnaghi.
Personal life
He was born on 16 November 1821 at 23 Cockspur Street, London, and baptised Martino Enrico Luigi Gaetano. He was the eldest ...
in 1896.
References
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1663 paintings
Dutch Golden Age paintings
Collections of the National Gallery, London