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Companion portraits of Sir Thomas Baines & Sir John Finch (© Fitzwilliam Museum)
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© Fitzwilliam Museum

Companion portraits of Sir Thomas Baines & Sir John Finch (© Fitzwilliam Museum)

Companion portraits of Sir Thomas Baines & Sir John Finch

Artist: Carlo Dolci (1616 - 1687)

Location: Fitzwilliam Museum

Date: 1665 - 1670

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 86 x 71 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £4,093 (Total: £4,093)

Vendor: Estate of S.V.Christie-Miller

Review number: 2457 (1972)

Provenance:
Finch family until 1947; Sir Thomas Barlow; S V Christie-Miller.

Description:
Two companion portraits painted in Florence during Finch's residence there as Minister to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Baines, was his inseparable companion durign that time. Both had strong connections with the University of Cambridge. Portrait of Sir John Finch illustrated.

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