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python_regius ([personal profile] python_regius) wrote2009-05-01 12:06 am
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Anthonie Mor van Dashorst (1564)

http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/images/aria/sk/z/sk-a-3118.z

Seated in a leather chair is a middle-aged man. He seems a neat sort of person, with his short beard and bright, alert glance. His clothes are made of a black, shiny material. The ring on his index finger and his gloves reveal his wealth. This is Thomas Gresham, a merchant, in his forties. He was the financial representative of the English Crown in the Netherlands. The portrait was painted in 1564 by the Utrecht artist Anthonie Mor van Dashorst.   www.rijksmuseum.nl