Portrait of an Unknown Man Aged 24 with a Skull

British 16th century unknown

Oil on panel

1569

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  • About the work
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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
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    Artist
    British 16th century unknown
    Title
    Portrait of an Unknown Man Aged 24 with a Skull
    Date
    1569
    Medium
    Oil on panel
    Dimensions
    height: 60.00 cm, width: 43.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the British Museum, June 1946.
    Inscription
    tr: AETATIS SUAE 24. / ANo 1569
    Provenance
    Collection of Baptist minister, numismatist and assistant librarian in the British Museum Dr Andrew Gifford (1700-1784); by whom presented to British Museum in 1758; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1946
    GAC number
    18