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We don’t know who this young man might be, but he’s dressed in the fashionably informal style for portraits of the time. His brown silk robe would only have been worn in the house. His knotted scarf replaces the high collar with tabs worn on formal occasions, but he still wears a full-bottomed wig with its ornate curls. He tucks one hand into the front of the robe, revealing the white of his undershirt. The other hand is just visible, pushed into a pocket in the robe.
Title
Portrait of a Man in a Black Wig
Date
about 1680
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 47.6 x W 38.7 cm
Accession number
NG2954
Acquisition method
Layard Bequest, 1913
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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