A Navigator with Globe and Dividers<br><p>A full-length portrait of a gentleman. Facing viewer's left he wears a brown doublet and a black cloak slung over his left shoulder, with a lace ruff and lace cuffs. He has black breeches, green stockings, and ornate beribboned shoes. He wears a brown glove on his left hand with a ring on the little finger and in it he also holds the glove of his right hand. His left hand rests on his hip. On the left is a table bearing a carefully delineated celestial globe. The points of a pair of dividers held in the sitter's right hand rest over the globe. Beyond, through an open window, a ship is shown to indicate his navigational pursuits. A large rolled up chart lies on the floor to the right. The architectural features suggest a panelled room with wooden columns, together with a chequered tiled floor.   
</p><p>The artist's name is unclear but the painting bears a signature on the wooden panelling and an inscription 'Aetatis 23/Anno 1624'.<br></p>
A Navigator with Globe and Dividers
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Hendrik_van_der_Borcht_the_elder" class="extiw" title="w:en:Hendrik van der Borcht the elder"><span title="Flemish engraver and painter">Hendrik van der Borcht the elder</span></a>
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1624<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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