An Unknown Nobeleman of the Wittelsbach Court

attributed to George de Marees (Gimo 1697 - Munich 1776)
National Trust Inventory Number 979336

Category	Paintings
Date	Unknown
Materials	Oil on canvas
Measurements	820 x 660 mm
Place of origin

Collection	Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire (Accredited Museum)
On show at	Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and North East, National Trust

Summary description

Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Nobeleman of the Wittelsbach Court, attributed to George de Marees (Gimo 1697 - Munich 1776). A half-length portrait of a man facing, gazing at the spectator, holding a letter in his left hand, short powdered wig, wearing a blue velvet coat embroidered with gold and lined with ermine which shows on the collar and the large cuffs, beneath this he wears a gold coat or waistcoat and a white shirt with ruffles and ruffled cuffs. Red seal on back.

Provenance

Frederick Ullstein; on loan from Augustus Ullstein, QC

Makers and roles

attributed to George de Marees (Gimo 1697 - Munich 1776) , artist

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