Lot Essay
The attribution to Key is supported by Dr. Rudolf Ekkart of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Hague
Details
ADRIAEN THOMASZ. KEY* (before 1558-after 1589)
Portrait of a Nobleman said to be Count Mansfield, small bust length, wearing a white doublet, a ruff collar and a gold chain
bears indistinct monogram 'AK' and dated '1573'--oil on panel
18¾ x 13 3/8in. (47.7 x 34cm.)
Portrait of a Nobleman said to be Count Mansfield, small bust length, wearing a white doublet, a ruff collar and a gold chain
bears indistinct monogram 'AK' and dated '1573'--oil on panel
18¾ x 13 3/8in. (47.7 x 34cm.)
Provenance
The Hon. Sydney Hibbert; his sale, April 15, 1890, lot 15 (according to a label on the reverse, but no mention of this sale is in Frits Lugt, Repértoire des Catalogues de ventes publiques, etc., 1953) Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, Feb. 17, 1988, lot 67 as studio of Moro with Rafael Valls, London, 1988 as Adriaen Key