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We do not know who the man in this small portrait is. He seems to be in his thirties. He’s dressed in what might be black silk and he holds a pale brown glove in one hand. His clothes, the style of his hair and beard, and the angle of his hat suggest a date of around 1550. In the early twentieth century he was identified as Antoine de Bourbon (1518–1562), King of Navarre. There are several drawn and painted portraits of Antoine; the resemblance to this man seems very general, although the condition of this portrait makes any identification or accurate description problematic. Technical analysis revealed no underdrawing (the preliminary outlining of a composition). Unlike contemporary artists Corneille de Lyon did not accumulate a stock of drawings to be copied and circulated.
Title
Portrait of a Man
Date
1534-74
Medium
Oil on walnut
Measurements
H 19.2 x W 15.6 cm
Accession number
NG2610
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
