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They also demonstrate Heda’s skills in painting textures and objects projecting out of the picture towards us in subtle, rich colours. Embroidered onto the tablecloth is a cipher that seems to refer to a merchants’ guild, perhaps implying that the painting was commissioned by such a company. The handsome red lobster with the beady eye, placed with such prominence, suggests a connection with the sea as the source of their wealth.
Title
Still Life with a Lobster
Date
1650-9
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 114 x W 103 cm
Accession number
NG5787
Acquisition method
Presented by Frederick John Nettlefold, 1947
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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