18th-Century Swedish School, Portrait Of A 17th-Century Gentleman In Armour 1930s including those from Douai

including those from Douai

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Helleu spent the best part of his career immersed in the drama of Parisian high society and worked in the circle of John Singer Sargent

and an abstract sculpture

striped waistcoat and black necktie - there’s perhaps a touch of Richard E Grant about him

18th-Century Swedish School, Portrait Of A 17th-Century Gentleman In Armour 1930s including those from DouaiThis splendid late 18th century Swedish oil painting depicts a 17th century gentleman dressed in armour. The sitter bears a resemblance to a young Charles X Gustav (1622 1660), King of Sweden. Despite this gentlemans battle ready appearance, his ornate armour was impractical for actual conflict and intended, instead, as a display of power and status. On the battlefield, fighting men, including officers, had abandoned cumbersome equipment in favour of