Portrait of a Commander [SEP] creator
Portrait of a Commander
Portrait of a Commander or A Commander Being Dressed for Battle is a portrait of an unknown man in plate armour, normally attributed to Peter Paul Rubens. In July 2010 it was sold for £9 million by Christie's after Sotheby's turned it down, suspecting its authenticity as a Rubens. In December 2011, the portrait was placed on loan with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Description.
The painting, done in oil on panel, measures 48.25 × 38 3/8 in
"The Heart That's True" was set to music in 1857 by Australian composer George Tolhurst
References.
- Attribution
- Endnotes:
- Notable Women of our own Times, pp. 138–150, with portrait ;
- Miles's Poets of the Century ; Times, 26 Sep 1889;
- Daily News, 26 and 27 Sep ;
- Illustr. London News, 5 Oct, with portrait ;
- Academy and Athenæum, 28 Sep ;
- Brit. Mus. Cat.