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The portrait of Samuel II Kretschmer

17th century

Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój

Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój
Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland

The portrait of Samuel II Kretschmer, papermaker and owner of the paper mill in Duszniki in the years 1645 - 1656.

Half-figure, en face. The right hand of the portrayed man rests on the arm of the armchair, the left one rests on the hip. A man wearing a dark frock coat decorated with a white ruffle. In the background of the painting, a fragment of a maroon curtain. On the right side of the painting, at the height of a man's head, the coat of arms of the Schenckendorf family, below the inscription: "Samuel Kretschmer / v. Schenckendorf / Aetatis sua 26 Ao 1652". At the bottom of the picture a plaque with the inscription: "Samuel Kretschmer v. Schenckendorf ist in der schonsten Blühte sei / ner Jahre verschiden und an seiner Witfib eine vortrefhche Wirthin hinterlassen".

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  • Title: The portrait of Samuel II Kretschmer
  • Date Created: 17th century
  • Location Created: Śląsk
  • Physical Dimensions: 100 x 80 cm
  • Type: painting
  • Art Genre: portret
  • Support: canvas, oil paints
Museum of Papermaking in Duszniki-Zdrój

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