Gortzius Geldorp & Workshop (Attributed), Portrait Of Conrad Scheiffart Von Merode Zu Weilerswist

Gortzius Geldorp & Workshop (Attributed), Portrait Of Conrad Scheiffart Von Merode Zu WeilerswistThis distinguished early 17th century portrait, attributed to Flemish Renaissance artist Gortzius Geldorp (1553 1618), depicts Conrad Scheiffart von Merode zu Weilerswist, a Rhenish nobleman and later Commander of the Order of St John. The sitter is shown half length against a plain, dark ground his gaze is steady and alert. The head is handled with exceptional sensitivity: the modelling of the eyes, the subtle transitions of flesh, and the restrained

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on boardOverall size: 42½” x 52½” / 108cm x 133cmYear of creation: c

catching the lace curtains and illuminating Andersen's profile

Matthew Ridley Corbet was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy and his works are held within several public collections

The race in 1934 was won by the German pair of Willy Funda and Hans Pützfeld

as these were popular during the 1780s

His eyes suggest a certain warmth

a piece of canvas has been attached which dates the portrait to 1841

One old patched repair

Carl Wagner (1796-1867)

Carter’s beautiful tinted sky lifts the tone to a near-ethereal level

It’s inscribed ‘H Amiral De Chastillon’ along the lower edge and held within a rather rustic-looking Dutch-style cassetta frame with ebony veneer

of this city