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Key facts
An Allegorical Subject (The Just Ruler)
Willem de Poorter
probably 1636
Artist
Willem de Poorter
Artist dates
1608 - after 1648
Full title
An Allegorical Subject (The Just Ruler)
Date made
probably 1636
Medium and support
Oil on oak
Dimensions
50.2 x 37.5 cm
Inscription summary
Signed
Acquisition credit
Presented by T. Humphrey Ward, 1889
Inventory number
NG1294
Location in Gallery
Room A Screen 27
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
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