Portrait drawing of Sebastian I, King of Portugal and the Algarves; bust length, turned slightly left; with short red hair and a thin moustache; wearing a ruff collar
Description:
Title inscribed at bottom of sheet, in pencil in a contemporary hand., Offset pencil annotation in reverse is visible above title: Sebastiano Lusi Rex., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly laid in with three other drawings at page 85 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with three other drawings to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
