Nicolas PoussinFrench, 1594–1665Gezicht van een bebaarde man
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Gezicht van een bebaarde man” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1964-1986
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Nicolas Poussin
The whole life1641–1665
Post: Premier peintre du Roi
after 1650
A trembling hand: his health declines
After 1650 Poussin’s health declined and a tremor in his hand grew worse — evidence of it is visible in his late drawings.
1655
Fouquet secures recognition of his title of First Painter
In 1655 the Abbé Louis Fouquet, brother of the Superintendent of Finances Nicolas Fouquet, obtained for Poussin official recognition of his earlier title of First Painter to the King, together with payment for his past French commissions; to thank him, Poussin made designs for the baths at Vaux-le-Vicomte.
1664
His wife Anne-Marie dies
In 1664 Poussin’s wife Anne-Marie died, and after that his own health sank rapidly.
21 September 1665
Dictates his will
On 21 September 1665, two months before his death, Poussin dictated his will.
19 November 1665
Died
