Core Record |
| Title |
Portrait of an Unidentified Man |
| Collection |
St Bartholemew´s Hospital Museum, London |
| Artist |
Attributed to Dutch School |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1750 |
| Date Latest |
possibly about 1750 |
| Description |
A half-length portrait of an unidentified young man, wearing black clothes and a white collar, his right hand upon his breast. He appears to be ill, or wasting away, so it has traditionally been assumed that he is a patient of the hospital, though this may not necessarily be an effect intended by the artist. |
| Current Accession Number |
X/7/70 |
| Subject |
portrait |
| Measurements |
29 x 22 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on board |
| Acquisition Details |
Unknown. |
| Notes |
The painting is not recorded in the 1948-49 insurance valuations. It was found in the stores in 1973, when an x-ray was made, revealing that the present subject has been painted over an earlier portrait, also of the 'Dutch School'. Presently hung in the James Gibbs flat. |
| Rights Owner |
St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives and Museum |
| Author |
Malcolm Barclay |
