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Description: | This small portrait is by the Scottish portraitist William Nicholson (1781-1844). The sitter is seen half-length seated on a red chair, at a three-quarter angle, placed against a dark curtain. He is wearing a dark hat and cape over a white gown. A classical building is depicted in the left background. Nicholson described this as a copy of a 'portrait of a cardinal by Rubens'. However, the original has not been identified. For Nicholson, an almost entirely self-taught artist, the close study of works of art in private and public galleries was an essential part of his training. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Nicholson, William (British artist, 1781-1844) Æ Attributed to after Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8474... | Go to resource |
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