Portrait of a Man

Netherlandish School

Scottish National Gallery

circa 1520-1525

The bearded man in the portrait projects a clear sense of confidence, strength and dignity. The composition and execution of the work is very close to the work of Gossaert, particularly the framing arch but the technique and distorted proportions are closer to the work of Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 57.8 x 43.8cm
• Art Fund Grant: £80000 ( Total: £327,542; Tax Remission)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Through Robert Holden Ltd

Provenance

Richard Payne Knight, Downton Castle, 18th century; by descent at Downton Castle to Dennis Lennox, circa 1970; by descent to daughter.

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