Unknown man, possibly William Drummond of Hawthornden Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Unknown man, possibly William Drummond of Hawthornden NPG 1195

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

The identification of this portrait as the Scottish poet William Drummond is not certain. It is based upon the facial likeness of this sitter to a portrait of Drummond in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. The similarity in their costumes suggests that both portraits depict a man of high social status. The swept back hair, embroidered doublet and intricate rising lace collar are typical of early seventeenth-century court fashions. Recent restoration indicates that this work may have been cut down from a larger painting,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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