Circle of Daniel Mytens; An Early 17thC Oil on Panel Portrait of a Nobleman c.1620

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Circle of Daniel Mytens; An Early 17thC Oil on Panel Portrait of a Nobleman c.1620Origin: Anglo Dutch Period: James I Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1620 Height: 30 Width: 18 The striking oil on panel fragmentary portrait of a nobleman, shown in half length wearing a large ruff collar to a red, black and gold lace and silk garment, the sitter with a goatee beard and thick head of black hair, of middle age and looking out to the viewer, the whole being from the circle of Daniel Mytens (c. 15901648), and surviving in unrestored

the top rail hoop being mortised

with marble eyes

There are gaps between each plank to the top but these can be spliced and filled on request

The bright

with some of the leather perished

cumin oil was originally from the Mediterranean area

Harrison and Garthwaite

which have a very rich patina after years of waxing

horizon ring and hour ring

and the alphanumeric cipher of the type shown here has been in use almost since Christie’s founding in 1766

He was active in the trade as sole proprieter from around 1887 (though the date to this piece is probably 1892)

We cannot find another figure like this so we deem it rather scarce indeed