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Lot 433

German School Portrait

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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(17th century)

Nobleman, wearing a ruff collar, white sash over armored breastplate, rapier belt, and holding a baton in one hand with his other resting on a helmet behind a Maltese Dog, 1618, inscribed upper left "Aetatis Svae. 44/ Ano. 1618", typed label verso in German "Schwedische Schule, unbek, Maler aus dem 16. Jahrhundert", oil on canvas, 45-1/2 x 36 in. (114.3 x 91.44 cm.); black lacquer frome, 55-1/4 x 45 in.

Provenance: Collection of a Virginia Gentleman

Condition

retouch at repairs within dog with related patch verso, other retouch at bottom, in face, and scattered in background crackle; frame with some wear