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Amsterdamer Meister des 17. Jahrhunderts
PORTRAIT OF AN ELEGANT GENTLEMAN, PROBABLY HOVE VAN UTRECHT Oil on canvas. Doubled. 113 x 90 cm. In decorative frame. Against a dark background, the three-quarter portrait of a dignitary in black clothing with a flat white collar. He has placed his right hand on his chest, his left forearm resting on a red cloth-covered tabletop next to him, on which stands a thick open book, probably with a reference to him, on which can be read "ORDONNANTIE VAn don HOVE van UTRECHT...". Representative depiction with strong chiaroscuro contrast. Sporadic retouches, occasional rubbing to margins. (1400843) (18)
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