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Although damaged, we can tell that this is an original work by Anthonis Mor. His sitters are usually lit from above and the left; their noses are narrow but have deep shadows and the eyes are too widely spaced. We don't know the identity of the sitter, but the cut of his hair, and the long beard with very long moustache, suggest a date in the early 1560s.

Mor was renowned for painting very fast: his Portrait of Hubert Goltzius (Musée royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels) is supposed to have been painted, without any preliminary drawing, in under an hour. This picture may have resulted from a similar swift sitting. Techincal examionation does not reveal any underdrawing, and the original paint is rather thin and has been applied very quickly, with great economy and skill.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Portrait of a Man

Date

probably 1560-77

Medium

Oil on oak

Measurements

H 49.5 x W 40.6 cm

Accession number

NG1231

Acquisition method

Bought, 1887

Work type

Painting

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artist or maker

Antonis Mor

1512–1516–c.1576

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