Roman School, early 16th century

PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED GENTLEMAN, BUST LENGTH, IN A RUFF AND BLACK DOUBLET

Roman School, early 16th century

oil on panel
15 1/2 by 12 in.; 39.5 by 30.6 cm.

Provenance:
Giovanni Andrea de Marinis, Marchese of Genzano, Naples, before 1824;
By whom bequeathed to Giuseppe de Sangro (1776–1837), 3rd Prince of Fondi, Naples;
Thence by descent in the de Sangro family collection, until 1895 (as Raphael, their inventory labels on the reverse);
Their sale, Naples, Sangiorgi Auctions, Naples, 22 April 1895, lot 651 (as Regillo Licinio, called Pordenone, when inscribed along the upper edge: DIVVS BONA VENTURA);
European private collection.