The General
The General
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Military bearing. Fine lace. A rather formidable expression. One assumes the campaign was successful.
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The original
General Ottavio Piccolomini, Michiel van Mierevelt, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, registration 466/1997.
The story
Ottavio Piccolomini was an Italian nobleman and military commander who served as a Spanish general and field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. The portrait has exactly the sort of seventeenth-century authority one expects from a man who has spent considerable time giving orders.
Fine Art Paper: museum-quality fine-art reproduction. Matte Cotton Canvas: a softly textured canvas finish for a more traditional painted appearance.
Category: THE GENTLEMAN.
Original source: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery