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A night scene. Right; a bald man wearing pince-nez sits reading a book. Left; indistinct details, possiby a cabinet containing inter alia an hourglass and a skull (unusually placed on its side to keep papers flat). A paper in the lower left foreground bears indistinct inscription, possibly 'D... gnon...' Attributed to Christian von Thum on the evidence of a painting signed by him and offered for sale by Bukowski, Stockholm, 26 November 1992, lot 141 (a hermit with vanitas symbols), and a similar unsigned painting (Saint Jerome) attributed to von Thum and offered for sale at Christie's Amsterdam, 11 May 2011, lot 16.
Title
A Savant Reading a Book
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 125 x W 112.5 cm
Accession number
47506i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting