Abraham Raguineau, Portrait of a Young Man in Grey
| Full title | Portrait of a Young Man in Grey |
|---|---|
| Artist | Abraham Raguineau |
| Artist dates | 1623 - 1681 or later |
| Date made | 1657 |
| Medium and support | Oil on oak |
| Dimensions | 73.8 × 59.8 cm |
| Inscription summary | Signed; Dated and inscribed |
| Acquisition credit | Bought, 1901 |
| Inventory number | NG1848 |
| Location | Not on display |
| Collection | Main Collection |
The unknown young man in the portrait looks out gravely but with the hint of a smile about his mouth. He wears garments fashionable in 1657, the year the painting was made: a flat lace collar, the two ends of the stock that ties it peeping out below, and multiple buttons down the coat, left undone a little way to allow his silk shirt to protrude. A little more unusually, the seam of the coat sleeve is also open to display the body of his shirt. He has a cloak flung casually over his left arm.
Little is known of the artist, Abraham Raguineau, except that he is likely to have lived in the Dutch town of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
The unknown young man in the portrait looks out gravely but with the hint of a smile about his mouth. His long, wavy hair is parted in the centre and falls either side of his high forehead and pale cheeks, and he has a marked cleft chin.
He wears garments fashionable in 1657, the year the painting was made: a flat lace collar, the two ends of the stock that ties it peeping out below, and multiple buttons down the coat, left undone a little way to allow his silk shirt to protrude. A little more unusually, the seam of the coat sleeve is also open to display the body of his shirt. He has a cloak flung casually over his left arm.
Little is known of the artist, Abraham Raguineau, except that he is likely to have lived in the Dutch town of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
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