An Unknown Man in a Green Head Dress
Persian School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
52 mm (H)42 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1336471
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, An Unknown Man in a Green Head Dress, Persian School. Oval. Half-length portrait of a man, turned to the right, gazing to the right, wearing an ornate dress heavily bejewelled and bearded.Sky background. Wooden frame with painted border. Metal plat on reverse.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Persian School, miniaturist