Portrait of a Nobleman

Provenance

De Burlett, Berlin.[1] (Étienne Bignou, Paris), by 1927;[2] purchased 25 March 1931 by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] Chester Dale Papers, copy in NGA curatorial files, not verified independently. This reference might possibly be to the Berlin dealer Charles Albert de Burlet. [2] Christian Zervos, "Nos enquêtes: entretien avec Étienne Bignou," _Cahiers d'Art_ 2 (1927): 276. A letter dated 7 August 1931 from Bignou to M. Knoedler & Co., New York, details shipping instructons, M. Knoedler & Co. Records, Getty Research Institute (copy NGA curatorial files).

Portrait of a Nobleman

French 16th Century

c. 1570

Accession Number

1942.16.1

Medium

oil on fir or pine

Dimensions

original panel: 31.2 x 22.7 cm (12 5/16 x 8 15/16 in.) | overall (with wooden shims): 32.4 x 23.6 cm (12 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.) | framed: 47.9 x 38.1 x 7.3 cm (18 7/8 x 15 x 2 7/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection