Late 16th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of Gaspard De Coligny, Admiral of France

Late 16th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of Gaspard De Coligny, Admiral of FranceThis late 16th century Dutch School oil on canvas depicts Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Chtillon, Admiral of France (1519 1572), wearing a black doublet, white ruff, and black fur lined cloak. Born to a noble family in Chtillon sur Loing, France, Gaspard de Coligny was a distinguished nobleman who became a revered Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. Coligny was an exceptional military leader and awarded the rank of Admiral in 1552.

Immersed in the omnipresent glow of the golden hour

Heavily varnished

000 achieved for ‘Lunch al Fresco’ at Christie’s in 2002

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the Royal Scottish Academy

one of the most influential Danish painters of all time

Numerous artists worked in this genre but only a handful specialised in ‘rabbiting’ and ‘ratting’

while the dress is rendered with looser handling

In the 19th-century

It’s from a limited edition of 200

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