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The Property of a Gentleman
CIRCLE OF GIROLAMO DA CARPI | Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a brown doublet, an embroidered collar and a black robe and hat, against a green background
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December 5, 12:50 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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The Property of a Gentleman
CIRCLE OF GIROLAMO DA CARPI
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a brown doublet, an embroidered collar and a black robe and hat, against a green background
oil on canvas, possibly reduced
56.5 x 45.3 cm.; 22¼ x 17⅞ in.
P. Addeo, Rome;
F. Russo;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 18 March 1960, lot 65 (as Dosso Dossi, the sitter as Duke Alfonso I d'Este);
In the collection of the present owner since 2000.
'Dosso Dossi e un suo inedito ritratto di Alfonso I d'Este', in L'Arte Figurativa Antica e Moderna, vol. 7, January – February 1954, p. 23, reproduced (as Dosso Dossi, the sitter as Duke Alfonso I d'Este).