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Unknown young man

Pastel
1718 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Head and shoulders portrait of a young man turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a shoulder-length wig, neckcloth and a blue coat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUnknown young man (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pastel
Brief description
Portrait of an unknown young man. Pastel drawing by Benedetto Luti, 1718.
Physical description
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a shoulder-length wig, neckcloth and a blue coat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.3cm
  • Width: 45.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Roma 1718 Il Cavalier Bendetto Luti fece' (Inscribed on the back in a contemporary hand)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Claude D. Rotch
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
P.58-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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