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The Gold Weigher
The Gold Weigher

The Gold Weigher

Artist Willem de Poorter Dutch, 1608–after 1648
Datecirca 1635–1640
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions20 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (52.1 x 40 cm)
Frame: 29 x 25 x 4 in. (73.7 x 63.5 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.54
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated Haarlem, Netherlands, ca. 1635. Collection Howarth, mid-19th century, as Rembrandt. [E. and A. Silberman Galleries, New York, by 1950]; sold to NCMA, 1952.
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