Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
His high wig (from which fashion came the expression 'big-wig' for someone important), his silks, his sword and particularly his stance, all make this the archetypal Baroque swagger portrait.
The pose and treatment of the material are typical of Kerseboom.
JOHN (JOHANN) KERSEBOOM (working 1680s - 1708) Born in Solingen, the Rhineland; came to England in the 1680s he quickly acquired a large portrait clientele. His patterns derive from Lely and Kneller, but his heads have recognisable individuality. He charged £16 10s for a framed 50 x 40 in 1694.
SIZE:48 x 39 inches canvas size.
57 x 47 inches inc. frame.
PROVENANCE: Private collection in an East Anglian Elizabethan country house.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
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Portrait of a Gentleman C.1685; Attributed to John Kerseboom
