Plaque with a Portrait of a Man

attributed to Léonard Limosin, c. 1525 - c. 1575

In his day Léonard Limosin was one of the best-known portraitists in enamel. His work was popular at the French court where he made likenesses of various members of the Bourbon dynasty. The unknown sitter portrayed here was probably a courtier.

Artwork typeplaque
Object numberBK-17212
Dimensionsheight 10.2 cm x width 8.2 cm x thickness 1 cm
Physical characteristicsEmail op koper

Identification

Title(s)
Plaque with a Portrait of a Man
Object type
Object number
BK-17212
Description
Plaquette, rechthoekig, versierd met portret van een onbekende man in zwart gewaad met blauwe ogen, lichtkleurige baard en snor. Op het hoofd een laag, zwart hoofddeksel. Email op koper, op een donkerblauwe grond.

Creation

Creation
jeweler: attributed to Léonard Limosin, Limoges
Dating
c. 1525 - c. 1575
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Material and technique

Physical description
Email op koper
Dimensions
height 10.2 cm x width 8.2 cm x thickness 1 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 100, no. E.15.} purchased from his estate, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

K. Posner en Robert van Langh [red.], Supporting Conservation : Four projects funded by Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds, Amsterdam 2015, p. 35, 47, afb. 25, 33.

Persistent URL

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