Fine Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings - 9th December 2015
Lot 297
Follower of François Clouet Portrait of a gentleman
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £15000
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Description
Follower of François Clouet
Portrait of a gentleman, head and shoulders, wearing a gold coloured coat, in a wooded landscape
Inscribed Bene qui latiut bene vixit,
Oil on panel
47 x 38cm; 18½ x 15in
The latin translates as One who lives well, lives unnoticed (Ovid)