Portrait of a man dressed in furs
A portraitist and etcher known for working in the style of Rembrandt, Worlidge was also a skilled draftsman. This subject appears "in character," wearing 17th-century costume and adopting a genial expression and informal pose that a possible friendship with the artist. Small portraits made by delicately applying graphite to vellum were a type perfected in Holland that later became popular in England after William III (William of Orange), assumed the British throne in 1688.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a man dressed in furs
- Artist: Thomas Worlidge (British, Peterborough 1700–1766 Hammersmith)
- Date: 1760
- Medium: Graphite on vellum
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (18.2 × 15 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.765
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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