An Unknown Young Painter aged 18
Italian (North Italian) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1546 (inscribed)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
490 x 424 x 40 mm
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139909
Summary
Oil painting on panel, An Unknown Young Painter aged 18, Italian (North Italian) School, inscribed in simulated carving into stone, top right: AETATIS 18 ANNO 1546. A three-quarter-length portrait of a youth aged 18, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, dressed in a brown-sleeved tunic with black over-garment, and white shirt with short lace collar; short brown hair and faint moustache; brown eyes; and slightly parted mouth. He holds a paintbrush in his right hand and a palette and paintbrushes in his left. Part of the easel can be seen at the far right. The base of a column can be seen at the left, and green drapery occupies the top left corner. Possibly a portrait or even a self-portrait of Paolo Veronese (Verona 1528 -Venice 1588).
Provenance
In 1677 inventory and thence by descent until acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: on a label: 97; on a square label: B/2751; and in chalk: 365; and 4 Frame: Recto: Old label [1683] on back of frame: 38; and on a square label: B/2751
Makers and roles
Italian (North Italian) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Jacopo Palma Negreti, known as Palma Vecchio (Lombardy c.1479 – Venice 1528), artist previously catalogued as school of Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), artist possibly Paolo Veronese (Verona 1528 -Venice 1588), artist
References
Paolo Veronese, L'illusione Della Realta (Electa), Verona, Palazzo della Gran Guardia, 5 July - 5 October 2014 5 July - 5 October 2014