Second portrait of Victor Grossier
| Dating | presumably April 1897 |
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| Material / technique | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 50 x 30 cm |
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| Provenance | Grossier Family, Maastricht, the Netherlands |
| Current residence | private property Heerlen, the Netherlands |
| Signature | b.r. with paint: HRI GOOVAERTS |
| Headings | verso on the stretcher, label with inscription: Achillus Victor Grossier // geb Maastricht 30 XI 1827 // overl Maastricht 18 IX 1864 // apotheker [meaning: Achillus Victor Grossier // born Maastricht 30 XI 1827 // died Maastricht 18 IX 1864 // pharmacist] |
| Remarks | This portrait is most likely the second portrait that Henri Goovaerts made of the Maastricht pharmacist Achilles Victor Grossier (1827-1864). It seems to be a signed copy of the first portrait. We know that Henri Goovaerts, who had become a trained copyist during his classical art education, did more often make several copies of a portrait, intended for different family members. |