Lot Essay
The present portrait would appear to be the companion to the portrait of Madame Papillon sold at Christie's, London, on 30 July 1981, lot 198.
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Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Thomas Papillon, half-length, in a black gown and ruff, holding his gloves in his right hand, standing beside a table
Details
English School, 1621
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Thomas Papillon, half-length, in a black gown and ruff, holding his gloves in his right hand, standing beside a table
dated 'ANo: 1621.' (upper left) and inscribed 'ÆTATIS SVE. 49.' (upper right)
oil on panel
36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.5 x 71.3 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Thomas Papillon, half-length, in a black gown and ruff, holding his gloves in his right hand, standing beside a table
dated 'ANo: 1621.' (upper left) and inscribed 'ÆTATIS SVE. 49.' (upper right)
oil on panel
36 x 28 1/8 in. (91.5 x 71.3 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale [Property of a Gentleman]; Phillips, London, 20 June 1995, lot 3 as 'English School, c.1640'.
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