Martinus Rørbye (b. Drammen 1803, d. Copenhagen 1848)
Purchased by the National Museum in February 2017
An old sailor sitting on a cannon.1826. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 22×18 cm.
Thorvaldsens Museum, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Martinus Rørbye no.16.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 205, 1967 no. 25 reproduced p 25. Bruun Rasmussen auction 266, 1971 no. 31 reproduced p. 31.
Condition report on request.
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Paintings & drawings, 28 February 2017