An Unknown Man, aged 27
attributed to British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1620 - circa 1630
Materials
oil on panel
Measurements
851 x 692 mm (33 1/2 x 27 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453753
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Man, aged 27, by an artist of the English School, inscribed: Aetatis suat 27 20 Disemb 160 [...] [?], circa 1620-30. A portrait of a young man, half-length, turned slightly to the left, his head facing the viewer, with a moustache and small, pointed beard, wearing black brocade with a white ruff and cuffs, and a rose-coloured sword belt.
Provenance
Purchased by Colnaghi for the National Trust from the sale of paintings from Dyrham Park at Sotheby's, 29 February 1956, lot 33
Credit line
Dyrham Park, The Blathwayt Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Aetatis suat 27 20 Disemb 160[...]
Makers and roles
attributed to British (English) School, artist
References
Catalogue of Old Master paintings the property of J. R. W. Blathwayt, Esq. [1956]., lot 33