
Ferdinand BolNederland, 1616–1680Mag men het zien?
Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
An Astronomer is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1652 by Dutch artist Ferdinand Bol. He served as an apprentice to Rembrandt and earlier to Jacob Cuyp. The painting is held in the National Gallery, in London, to which it was donated by E.A. Bennett in 1862.
1636–1680 · Werkzaam in
Amsterdam
1652
Becomes a burgher of Amsterdam
Bol becomes a burgher of Amsterdam, the city where he would remain for the rest of his life.
1653
Marries Elisabeth Dell
The bride's father held posts in the Admiralty of Amsterdam and in the wine merchants' guild, both of which later commissioned works from the artist.