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English School, 1616
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English School, 1616

Portrait of a gentleman, aged 22, three-quarter-length, in a white doublet, holding his hat

细节
English School, 1616
Portrait of a gentleman, aged 22, three-quarter-length, in a white doublet, holding his hat
dated '1616' (upper left) and inscribed 'AET [in monogram].SVAE 22' (upper right)
oil on canvas
35¼ x 23¼ in. (89.5 x 59 cm.)
来源
Basil Levett, 61 Eaton Square; Robinson, Fisher & Harding, Willis's Rooms, London, 22 February 1923, lot 107, as 'G. Jamesone. Portrait of a young man said to be Anthony Babington' (bt. Leger).
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拍品专文

The traditional identification of the sitter as Anthony Babington appears unlikely. The Babington of the eponymous plot was executed in 1586, and although he had children, no details of these or his grandchildren (the sitter in the portrait would have been born in 1593 or 1594) are recorded.