. Illustrated catalogue of the private collection of valuable paintings by the old masters and early English artists formed by the late Leon Hirsch of New York. No. 44VORTUAIT OF A MAN BY CORNELIS JANSSEN VANCEULEN No. 44GORNELIS JANSSEN VAN GEULEN Dutch: 1590—1665 PORTRAIT OF A MAN Height, 29 inches; width, 251/0 inches 1) ,^ The sitter is a man of sharp and somewhat sunken features,as though elderly or of impaired vitality, yet of keen eye, andwith a mass of rich chestnut-brown hair, if vanity and thefashion of his day have not given him a wig. His complexionis saved from the sallow by a per
. Illustrated catalogue of the private collection of valuable paintings by the old masters and early English artists formed by the late Leon Hirsch of New York. No. 44VORTUAIT OF A MAN BY CORNELIS JANSSEN VANCEULEN No. 44GORNELIS JANSSEN VAN GEULEN Dutch: 1590—1665 PORTRAIT OF A MAN Height, 29 inches; width, 251/0 inches 1) ,^ The sitter is a man of sharp and somewhat sunken features,as though elderly or of impaired vitality, yet of keen eye, andwith a mass of rich chestnut-brown hair, if vanity and thefashion of his day have not given him a wig. His complexionis saved from the sallow by a pervasive warm tinge, and aslight sandy-blond mustache faintly covers his thin upper is shown head and chest, facing the right, three-quartersfront, against a background of deep olive verging at the leftupon olive-yellow, and the light is evenly distributed upon hisfeatures. His apparel is heavy material of a red-brown tone,chestnut-red in the shadows of the folds, the coat buttoningto the neck, where an ornate lace collar comes into view, heldtight to the neck by a jewel of gold.
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