Drawing, with watercolour, of a bearded man

Description

A brush drawing heightened with watercolour of a bearded man in a soft hat. This is possibly Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1556).

Object data

Accession number

DP 008

Date made

16th century AD

Materials

Pen and Wash

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to a cartoon of a bearded man. Includes photocopy of information card with photocopy of image of object (date unspecified). Also photocopied onto the information card is extract from exhibition catalogue for 'Art Treasures in Thomond' held at Limerick Art Gallery (Limerick: Limerick Leader, 1952) which describes object as belonging to the School of Holbein and being a brush drawing heightened with water colour; letter (18 May 2000) from Professor A.L.J. Van de Walle, (address withheld), Belgium, to Director, Hunt Museum, stating that he has identified subject of painting as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Requests information on where paper on the painting might be published in Ireland; letter (15 January 2001) from Van de Walle, Doctor J.P. De Bruyne and Doctor R. Heughebaert in relation to photographs for a paper on the painting; copy of letter (8 February 2001) from Fiona Davern, Registrar, Hunt Museum, to Van de Walle. States that when the portrait was removed from the frame it was discovered that it had been in pieces, and at some point, it had been put back together and stuck to a piece of board; letter (13 March 2001) from Van de Walle to Davern again requesting information about where in Ireland his paper might be published; copy of letter (22 June 2005) from Davern to Van de Walle informing him that the Museum is now engaged in provenance research and requesting to know if any new information about the painting has come to light; note (30 December 2000) by a docent (name withheld), Hunt Museum, which states that Van de Walle has permission to photograph objects in the Museum. Accompanied by photocopy of image of the portrait and annotation states that there are several inscriptions under the varnish of the painting under the right ear of subject; printout from website (5 September 2000) which gives biographical information about Emperor Charles V; note of address (withheld) of Professor Kirk A. Wipper, Canada (date unspecified).

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