Lot Essay
The sitter of the above picture, Narcisus Lauginger, came from a family which originated in Nordlingen. Dr. Kurt Locher dates this portrait to about 1535, when the family lived in Augsburg.
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Portrait of Narcisus Lauginger, aged 21, half-length, in a black damask fur-lined coat and a grey doublet and a black hat, holding a sword
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Circle of Jorg Breu I (1501-1536)
Portrait of Narcisus Lauginger, aged 21, half-length, in a black damask fur-lined coat and a grey doublet and a black hat, holding a sword
inscribed '· NARCISVS · LAVGINGER · ÆTAT · SVE · XXI' and inscribed on the ring 'NL'
oil on panel
16 7/8 x 11½in. (42.8 x 29.4cm.)
Portrait of Narcisus Lauginger, aged 21, half-length, in a black damask fur-lined coat and a grey doublet and a black hat, holding a sword
inscribed '· NARCISVS · LAVGINGER · ÆTAT · SVE · XXI' and inscribed on the ring 'NL'
oil on panel
16 7/8 x 11½in. (42.8 x 29.4cm.)