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The old man in Nicolaes Maes’s portrait hasn’t been identified, even though he appears to be a man of some importance. He wears a tabbaard – a long black gown that’s lined with fur. The gown, together with the book he holds in one hand, suggests he may be a scholar.
Maes has shown the old man sitting stiffly in his chair, his wrinkles, balding head, double chin, quirky eyebrows and two-toned moustache all exactly as they are. But there is, it seems, a feeling of sympathy and respect for his years and experience.
Title
Portrait of an Elderly Man in a Black Robe
Date
1666
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 89.5 x W 71.4 cm
Accession number
NG1277
Acquisition method
Presented by Sir Theodore Martin, KCB, 1888
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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