Cameo of a bearded man

2nd half 16th cent.

Mount: English

Joseph Smith, Venice; from whom acquired by George III in 1762

Cameo of a portrait bust of a bearded man, wearing a doublet, in profile to the right.

The image is probably based on a medal, for example that depicting Fabrizio Vaiano with an almost identical pose and dress, by an anonymous medallist of 1563

This cameo is from the collection of Consul Joseph Smith of Venice ...