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| Keywords: Dutch - Portrait of a Gentleman - Walters 38225.jpg Small portraits of those to whom one was connected by family friendship or political allegiance were treasured first as likenesses and second as works of art Just as today a good photo of someone is one that looks like the person They were often given as gifts They could be hung in a decorative arrangement or kept in a cabinet and taken out to be contemplated Other fine miniature portraits at the Walters are 38 210 38 516 and 38 209 between 1640 1645 Baroque oil on copper cm 8 89 accession number 38 225 20347 Abraham Jay Fink Baltimore no A-174 A Jay Fink Foundation Inc Baltimore by bequest Walters Art Museum Gift of the A Jay Fink Foundation Inc in memory of Abraham Jay Fink 1963 place of origin Holland Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 3D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Art of the Netherlands Portrait miniatures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
