Sir Godfrey Kneller Lübeck 1646-1723 London
Lot 59 PROPERTY FROM THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

Sir Godfrey Kneller Lübeck 1646-1723 London

Portrait of a Gentleman, half-length, in a brown cape and black turban

Closed4 October 2007

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USD 6,000

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Sir Godfrey Kneller Lübeck 1646-1723 London
Portrait of a Gentleman, half-length, in a brown cape and black turban
oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 25 1/8 in. 75.9 x 53.7 cm.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 November 1973, lot 81.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 April 1974, lot 170.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Mason, by whom gifted to
The Tampa Museum of Art, 1981.

Specialist note

We are grateful to J. Douglas Stewart for confirming the attribution to Kneller on the basis of a transparency (written communication, 3 August 2007) who notes: 'it looks to be a very fine Kneller of circa 1700'.