Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour maritime including the fact it was

including the fact it was ‘coppered’

He studied in Paris and was highly regarded in his day

a well-known social reformer and Quaker

This charming late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Alfred Augustus Glendening (1840-1921) depicts a picturesque woodland view with sheep

Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour maritime including the fact it wasThis mid 18th century half length German portrait depicts a middle aged aristocrat wearing armour and a wig. Despite his heavily clad appearance, its likely that this rather nonchalant nobleman has little to do with military affairs as armour was often worn simply to convey status. Indeed, hes shrouded himself in a rather ostentatious cloak lined with, what appears to be, leopard fur. Hardly practical attire for a quaggy battlefield. Atop his head, he