Huygens in Salomon Coster's shop

Made:: 1955 in London

artist:: Hugh Chevins

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Painting. [Huygens in Salomon Coster's clockmaker's shop] / by Hugh Chevins, 1955. Oil on canvas; 68x85.5cm in frame 83.5x101x5cm. Signed bottom left. Representation of Huygens in Salomon Coster's clockmaker's shop in 1657 with their first pendulum clock.

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Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1955-354

Materials:: oil paint on canvas

Measurements:: overall: 820 mm x 1030 mm x 60 mm,
Image: 680 mm x 855 mm x 2 mm,
Frame: 835 mm x 1150 mm x 55 mm, 13 kg

type:: oil painting

credit:: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

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