Doddington Hall Unknown Young Man English School Toggle Zoom in Zoom out caption English School, Unknown Young Man Photo courtesy of Dave Penman (All rights reserved) Share-icon Downloads Zoom in Details Country House Doddington Hall Title(s) Unknown Young Man Location Brown Parlour Medium and support Oil on canvas Dimensions Overall height: 66 cm, Overall width: 52 cm Artist English School Catalogue Number DN9 Description The traditional identification of the sitter as James Gunman (1696–1757) does not appear convincing, given that he was a naval officer. Rather, the portrait appears to represent a scholar in his mid- to late teens, painted at some point in the seventeenth century, but possibly evoking an even earlier age. The gown and the embroidered shirt suggest some sort of courtly or institutional affiliation. by Martin Postle Related catalogue items from Doddington Hall Doddington Hall Sarah Hussey Delaval as a Shepherdess follower of Philip Mercier, c.1750 Doddington Hall Robert Pregion Hurton circle of Thomas Hudson, c.1747 Doddington Hall Thomas Hussey, Second Baronet circle of Godfrey Kneller, c.1680s
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