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Portrait of a Man in Classical Dress, possibly Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

Marcus Gheeraerts II1610

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London, United Kingdom

This octagonal painting is one of a pair of portraits (the companion portrait is now at Stanford University, California). It may show the aristocrat Philip Herbert. . The First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, published after his death, was dedicated to Philip and his brother William, 3rd and 4th earls of Pembroke.The head is set within a painted oval similar to contemporary oval portrait miniatures by Isaac Oliver, which show elite court figures in versions of classical dress. The sitter's clothes echoe surviving costume designs by Inigo Jones for the extravagant court entertainments called 'masques'.

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  • Title: Portrait of a Man in Classical Dress, possibly Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
  • Creator: Marcus Gheeraerts II
  • Creator Death Place: London, United Kingdom
  • Creator Birth Place: Brugge, België
  • Date Created: 1610
  • Provenance: Purchased 1982
  • Physical Dimensions: w446 x h556 mm
  • Original Title: Portrait of a Man in Classical Dress, possibly Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Oil on oak panel
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