An Unknown Man
Portrait Miniature
1610 (painted)
1610 (painted)
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A striking miniature which, apart from slight flaking around the edge, is in excellent condition. It is a particularly good instance of the relationship of Isaac Oliver’s portrait to the series of large-scale portraits by William Larkin, executed simultaneously, which set out to achieve the same glossy, startling effect. The identity as John Donne engraved on the back of the metal locket can be discounted.
Object details
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| Title | An Unknown Man (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on vellum stuck to a playing card with three spades verso. |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature of an unknown man, watercolour on vellum, painted by Isaac Oliver, 1610. |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature on vellum of an unknown man. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'IO [in monogram] 1610' (Signed and dated to the right) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting |
| Object history | COLLECTIONS: S. Addington sale Christie’s 26th April 1883 (lot 96); J. Lumsden Propert Collection; purchased at its dispersal, 1897, by George Salting and bequeathed by him with his collection to the V&A, 1910.” |
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| Summary | A striking miniature which, apart from slight flaking around the edge, is in excellent condition. It is a particularly good instance of the relationship of Isaac Oliver’s portrait to the series of large-scale portraits by William Larkin, executed simultaneously, which set out to achieve the same glossy, startling effect. The identity as John Donne engraved on the back of the metal locket can be discounted. |
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| Accession number | P.129-1910 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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