A Man in a Ruff and Brown and Red Slashed Doublet
Dutch School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1595
Materials
Oil on copper
Measurements
130 x 100 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)
NT 290341
Summary
Portrait miniature, oil painting on copper, A Man in a Ruff and Brown and Red Slashed Doublet, Dutch School, c.1595. Head and shoulders portrait of a young man finely painted. He has short thick fair hair, moustache and a small central beard. His eyes are blue and skin fair. He wears a white ruff over a brown and red slashed costume with a black drape over his near shoulder. His face is in full light, contrasted against a dark back-ground, whilst the back of his head is silhouetted against a light ground. Wrapped in paper inscribed in ink; 'Sir George Crewe Bart/Berners Hotel/Bernred(?) St.'.
Marks and inscriptions
Sir George Crewe Bart/Berners Hotel/Bernred? St. (inscribed in ink on the wrapping paper)
Makers and roles
Dutch School, artist