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The Netherlands in the seventeenth century was a centre for astronomical study and the young practitioner is perhaps thinking about the discoveries he too might make. The quizzical look on his face, fascination mixed with apprehension, suggests how difficult the task of plumbing the mysteries of the heavens will be. He is looking not just to see where new stars and planets might be found but if his own fate is written in the stars.
Title
A Young Astronomer
Date
about 1685
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 15.3 x W 12.7 cm
Accession number
NG2589
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
