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| Artist | Attributed to Dutch (Amsterdam) School |
| Previous attributions | Previously attributed to Scougall, George (British painter, active 1715-1724) |
| Title | Portrait of a Bearded Man Aged 54 |
| Date earliest | probably about 1625 |
| Date latest | possibly about 1639 |
| Material | oil on panel |
| Measurements | 94 x 68.9 cm |
| Inscription | front ul 'AETAT. 54/ Ano 1639' |
| Description | three-quarter length portrait of a bearded man wearing dark clothing and a large ruff. He holds a folded cloth in his left hand. |
| Subject | portrait |
| Collection | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum |
| Current accession number | 1327 |
| Acquisition details | Transferred from Hutcheson's Hospital Glasgow 1913 |
| Principal publications | Hill, W. H., History of the Hospital and School in Glasgow Founded by G. & T. Hutcheson, Glasgow, 1881, pp. 18, 41-42; Miles, H., Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings in the Glasgow Art Gallery, Glasgow, 1961, I, p. 44, no. 1327, II, p. 4. |
| Notes |
Formerly supposed to be a portrait of George Hutcheson (fl. 1587-1639), Notary Public and Writer, Glasgow. |
| Rights status | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) |
| Author | Robert Wenley |
