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Key facts
Portrait of a Man holding a Letter ('L'Avvocato')
Giovanni Battista Moroni
about 1570
Artist
Giovanni Battista Moroni
Artist dates
1520/4 - 1579
Full title
Portrait of a Man holding a Letter ('L'Avvocato')
Date made
about 1570
Medium and support
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
89 x 72.5 cm
Inscription summary
Inscribed
Acquisition credit
Bought, 1865
Inventory number
NG742
Location in Gallery
Central Hall
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
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