Lot Essay
This picture was traditionally identified as Richard More of Linley (1570-1643).
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Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a white slashed doublet and lace ruff
Details
English School, 1627
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a white slashed doublet and lace ruff
inscribed and dated 'Ætatis · Suæ: 82 :· / AÑO · DO?I : 1627:·' (upper left)
oil on canvas
27 ¼ x 21 ½ in. (69.2 x 54.6 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a white slashed doublet and lace ruff
inscribed and dated 'Ætatis · Suæ: 82 :· / AÑO · DO?I : 1627:·' (upper left)
oil on canvas
27 ¼ x 21 ½ in. (69.2 x 54.6 cm.)
Literature
A. Oswald, 'Linley Hall, Shropshire -II, The Home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper More.', Country Life, 14 September 1961, p. 559, illustrated in the dining room.
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