Portrait of a bearded gentleman

Painting. Attributed to Conrad Faber von Creuznach. Portrait of a bearded gentleman. Half-length, in black with a black cap, holding a pomander, a landscape beyond. The present painting may be closely compared with a portrait of Haman von Holzhamsen in the Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, a portrait of a man, possibly Claus von Stallburg, in the collection of J.H. van Heek, S'Heerenberg and a portrait of Philip vom Rhein Zum Mohren in the collection of Viscount Lee of Fareham. This group of four pictures appears to be by the same artist, working circa 1525 probably in Frankfurt, and although some differences are detectable between this group and other signed works by Conrad Faber this may be because the present picture and others similar to it were painted in an earlier phase of Faber's development. Oil on panel. 19ins. by 13 3/4ins. Provenance: 1st Duchess's List of Pictures.