A Genoese Gentleman
attributed to Giovanni Bernardo Carbone (Genova c.1614 - Genoa 1683)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1660
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2083 x 1397 mm (82 x 55 in)
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609000
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Genoese Gentleman attributed to Giovanni Bernardo Carbone (Genoa 1616 – Genoa 1683), circa 1660. A full-length portrait of gentleman standing to left, with short grey beard and wearing black cloak, white collar and cuffs. His left hand resting on a table, an inscribed letter held in his right hand.
Provenance
Attingham collection. 1847 Catalogue of Paintings, p.20; 1861 Inventory p.225; 1913 Inventory p.65; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Credit line
Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
64 and 36 on frame
Makers and roles
attributed to Giovanni Bernardo Carbone (Genova c.1614 - Genoa 1683), artist