Portrait of Nicolas Poussin

Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680)

York Art Gallery

1625 - 1628

Bust length portrait with the artist turning slightly to look out at the viewer. He wears a hat and a white collar and dark coat. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.

• Medium: oil on canvas laid on wood
• Dimensions: 55 x 46 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £115000 ( Total: £510,000; Tax Remission)
• ArtFunded in: 2000
• Vendor: Simon Dickinson Ltd

Provenance

Sir Thomas Worsley, Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, c1770; thence by direct descent to William Worsley, present owner

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