King Philip III, King of Spain (1578-1621)
Continental School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1575 - 1580
Materials
Oil on card
Measurements
56 x 48 mm
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731905
Summary
Oil miniature on card (oval), King Philip III, King of Spain (1578-1621) in Armour, Italian School, 1575-1580. A head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, aged about 25, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, with close cropped hair, goatee beard and moustache. Large deep honeycomb ruff and finely worked suit of armour; the whole set against a dark background.
Marks and inscriptions
On reverse 'c.1575 - 80'
Makers and roles
Continental School, artist