1653
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Captain Nicholas Burgh is a 1653 oil by Cornelis de Neve, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This portrait depicts a man with long, curly white hair and a white mustache, wearing a black coat over a red vest. He has a white collar and a black hat. A shield with a red cross is visible on his left shoulder. The man's attire suggests he may be a military or naval officer, given the shield on his shoulder. The painting is rendered in oil paint, which adds depth and texture to the image. If you're interested in learning more about this style of portraiture, you might want to look up the artist, Cornelis de Neve.
Cornelis de Neve or Cornelius de Neve (1602 and 1622 – c. 1678) was a Flemish painter who worked for a long period in England as a portrait artist.
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