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We don‘t know the identity of the young man in this small portrait, but his clothes are those of a wealthy individual. The fur of his cuffs and collar is spotted, which is unusual in mid-fifteenth-century Netherlandish painting; it might be lynx. The laced collar of his doublet is perhaps a German rather than Netherlandish fashion. The gold ring he holds is set with a green and a red cabochon – polished, rather than cut – stone. The form of ring, with its double stones, is uncommon: might it have been a wedding ring? Or was the sitter perhaps a goldsmith, advertising his wares? Behind him is a blue and white striped background patterned with rain clouds. There are words in between the clouds: har las uber gan (’Lord, let it pass over').
Title
A Young Man holding a Ring
Date
perhaps about 1450
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 17.8 x W 12.4 cm
Accession number
NG2602
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
