A Young Man wearing the Order of the Annunciation
Master of the Legend of the Magdalen (c.1483 - c.1530)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1520
Materials
Oil on panel (oak)
Measurements
337 x 251 mm (13 1/4 x 9 7/8 in)
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446760
Summary
Oil painting on oak panel, A Young Man wearing the Order of the Annunciation by the Master of thethe Legend of the Magdalen (c. 1483 - c. 1530), circa 1520. A half -length portrait of a young man, looking slightly left and downwards, wearing a grey dress embroidered with black floral designs and striped with gold, a white shirt with gold braid, a dark mauve velvet cloak and black barette with a jewel decorated with the Virgin and Child; a circular pendant jewel with a design of the Annunciation is attached to a black ribbon round his neck, he holds a dagger and scabbard in both hands, with the initials R.H. engraved on the scabbard. Blue-green background.
Provenance
Given with Upton House to the National Trust by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882 – 1948) shortly before his death
Marks and inscriptions
R.H. (inscribed on scabbard)
Makers and roles
Master of the Legend of the Magdalen (c.1483 - c.1530), artist
