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Lot Essay
The Count Gondomar was Spanish Ambassador to the court of King James I in 1618.
Details
After Frans Pourbus
A young gentleman called Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar, facing right in brown doublet and lace ruff, brown hair and goatee beard
signed with monogram and inscribed on label on revese 'Count Gondomar in the Collection of Mr Walpole copy'd by me', gilt-metal frame with ribbon surmount
oval, 23/8 in. (60 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
A young gentleman called Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar, facing right in brown doublet and lace ruff, brown hair and goatee beard
signed with monogram and inscribed on label on revese 'Count Gondomar in the Collection of Mr Walpole copy'd by me', gilt-metal frame with ribbon surmount
oval, 23/8 in. (60 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
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