An Unknown Gentleman
Edward Bower (fl.1629 – d. London 1667)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1630 - 1669
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
740 x 610 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 485103
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Gentleman by Edward Bower (fl. London 1629 – d.London 1667), mid 17th century. A half-length portrait of a man turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, brown, collar-length natural hair, moustache and small beard, wearing a black dress and a white lawn collar with hanging tasssels
Provenance
In the collection of the 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837) by 1835.By descent to the current Lord Egremont. On loan from the Egremont Private Collection
Credit line
Petworth House, The Egremont Collection
Makers and roles
Edward Bower (fl.1629 – d. London 1667), artist William Dobson (bap. London 1611 - London 1646), artist Gilbert Jackson (fl.1621-1643), artist