Knight of the Order of Santiago
Jean Bautista Martinex del Mazo
- Art Funded
- 1955
- Dimensions
- 102.8 x 80.2 cm
- Presented by
- F D Lycett Green through The Art Fund
In this painting, a nobleman in doublet and collar with a small beard and moustache turns towards the spectator and holds the insignia of the Order of Santiago through the finger of his left hand.
This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.
Provenance
Count di Lecci; Lord Mahon; Earl Stanhope; F.D. Lycett Green.