Lot 1659
MANNER OF GEORGE GOWER (c.1540-1596)
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN , TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS JOHN FORTESCUE (d.c.1595) OF FALLOPIT, DEVON
Quarter length, wearing a black tunic and hat, white ruff, an armorial ring upon his forefinger, holding gloves or a purse, bears inscription and date 1558, oil on panel
68.5 x 53cm.
Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter until 2016
