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    • Mid-18th-Century German School

    Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour

    £2,300
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour

    Mid-18th-Century German School

    Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour

    £2,300
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    This mid-18th-century half-length German portrait depicts a middle-aged aristocrat wearing armour and a wig.

    Despite his heavily-clad appearance, it’s likely that this rather nonchalant nobleman has little to do with military affairs as armour was often worn simply to convey status. Indeed, he’s shrouded himself in a rather ostentatious cloak lined with, what appears to be, leopard fur. Hardly practical attire for a quaggy battlefield.

    Atop his head, he wears a powdered wig with orderly side coils that hang below the ears. While his natural hair seems to be styled into a ponytail, held in place with a fanciful black bow. Men from the period generally kept their hair long and either ‘bagged’ it, curled it or left it to dangle, as per this example.

    His identity remains unknown but he’s evidently a man of considerable means.

    Held in a later frame.

    Medium
    Oil on canvas

    Overall size
    31½” x 36” / 80cm x 92cm

    Year of creation
    c. 1750

    Provenance
    Private collection, Germany.

    Conservation
    Professionally conserved, including careful cleaning to reveal the painting’s true colouring and remove accumulated surface grime that can be harmful over time. The paint layer is stable.

    Condition
    Very presentable for its age. Canvas relined. Faint stretcher marks. Craquelure, as one would expect.

    Our reference
    BRV1927

    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour
    Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour

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