17th-Century Portrait Of A Spanish Actor

17th-Century Portrait Of A Spanish ActorA large 17th century portrait of an actor dressed to the nines while performing on stage. His outfit dates to around 1585, so its plausible that hes taking part in a Shakespearean play. Perhaps this painting was a commission by the actor himself to celebrate a particularly illustrious role? We can only speculate but its certainly had an interesting life. Several areas of the painting are so worn that the paint is barely visible for example, the

It’s fascinating to see an original 17th-century piece so beautifully timeworn and true

Very good condition overall and recently cleaned

He’s clearly a man of means

21” x 17” / 53cm x 43cm

5cm x 27cm

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An inscription on the reverse explains that Hilde was a Dutch student that attended Campsegret

Provenance England

Germany Condition

its original gilded foliate frame

Size 27½” x 16” / 70cm x 40cm

It's interesting to consider the gentleman's profession