This portrait depicts the 16th-century French King, Francis I.
It was a ‘study’ for the same portrait now in the Louvre – meaning it was a work done in preparation for a finished piece.
The study may have been kept by Titian in case he was called upon to make another portrait of the King.
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More Italian Old Masters
Featuring works by Old Masters such as El Greco, Titian, Tintoretto, Bellini, Cima and others, this collection was brought together by Henry Viscount Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood, following an unexpected bequest during the First World War.
Portrait of a Lady
- Italian Old Masters
Allegory
- Italian Old Masters
Madonna and Child with Donor
- Italian Old Masters
Portrait of a Lady
- Italian Old Masters
Allegory
- Italian Old Masters
Madonna and Child with Donor
- Italian Old Masters
Explore our Collections
Harewood House Trust, boasts an incredible collection of furniture, ceramics, and paintings, as well as gardens and grounds brimming with plants from around the world.
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British Furniture
Sino-Himalayan Plants
British Portraiture
British Furniture