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Lot 212
  • 212

Thomas Worlidge

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Worlidge
  • A portrait of a gentleman dressed in furs
  • Pencil on vellum;
    signed and dated lower right: Thos. Worlige [sic] / In. 1760

  • 182 by150 mm

Condition

The medium in this work is very well preserved.
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Catalogue Note

Worlidge was fascinated by Rembrandt van Rijn, whose work he had come to know through studying Sir Edward Astley’s famous collection of prints. The present drawing was made in 1760 and, while not a direct copy after Rembrandt, is typical of the work Worlidge created while under the influence of the great 17th Century master.