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ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641)
Zeger van Hontsum (d. 1643)
c. 1630Oil on canvas | 108.0 x 84.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405323
This portrait is a lesson in restraint. The thinly and summarily treated background, monochrome palette and brief touch of red to bring the flesh to life are all absorbed from Titian, whose portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro in the next room is similarly economical.
Acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice
Acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice
