A Gentleman with a Miniature Spaniel
Italian (North Italian) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1600
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1040 x 900 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290258
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Gentleman with a Miniature Spaniel, Italian (North Italian) School. circa 1600. A three-quarter length portrait of a bearded man wearing dark clothing he stands half length, one hand resting on a white cloth. In the background sits a brown and white spaniel.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Makers and roles
Italian (North Italian) School, artist