Portrait of a Man

Provenance

(Rose M. [Mrs. Augustus] de Forest); sold 2 August 1922 to Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York;[1] sold by his heirs through (M. Knoedler & Co., New York) 29 January 1936 to the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1947 to NGA [1] According to 1928 Clarke exhibition catalogue annotated with information from files of M. Knoedler & Co., NY (copy in NGA curatorial records and in NGA library).

Portrait of a Man

French 17th Century

mid 17th century

Accession Number

1947.17.99

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 58.4 x 47 cm (23 x 18 1/2 in.) | framed: 71.8 x 59.7 x 3.5 cm (28 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Collection