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16th century miniature portrait,

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a gentleman said to be Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), Admiral of France and first martyr in the St. Bartholomew massacre of 1572, oil on copper, French or Dutch School, late 16th/early 17th century, 3-3/8 x 2-9/16 in.; 18th century Spanish plate frame, black painted with original gilt decoration. Flaking, retouch, crackle, grime, darkened; frame with losses and pest damage. Provenance: Private Collection, Florida See Grimm, [The Book of Picture Frames], 1992, Abaris Books, page 132, illustration 143, for similar example of frame.

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