Lot Essay
The Count of Gondomar was Spanish Ambassador to the court of King James I in 1618.
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A young gentleman called Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar, facing right in gold-embroidered brown doublet, triple lace ruff, moustache and beard
Details
FRANS POURBUS (1569-1622)
A young gentleman called Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar, facing right in gold-embroidered brown doublet, triple lace ruff, moustache and beard
oil on card
oval, 26 in. (65 mm.) high, cast gilt-metal frame with pierced foliate surround, set on a velvet panel
A young gentleman called Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar, facing right in gold-embroidered brown doublet, triple lace ruff, moustache and beard
oil on card
oval, 26 in. (65 mm.) high, cast gilt-metal frame with pierced foliate surround, set on a velvet panel
Provenance
The Property of a Nobleman; Sotheby's, London, 27 January 1964, lot 19 (£110).
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