Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
(1836-1912)

Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman
oil on paper laid down on canvas
20 1/4 by 15 3/8 in. (51.4 by 39.1 cm.)

Painted circa 1855. Signed, ‘L Alama Tadema’ (lower right)

The subject was one of the sitters at the Antwerp Academy, where the artist won prizes in 1854 and 1855 for expression.

LITERATURE

Vern G. Swanson, The Biography and Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1990, no. 25