polish nobleman polish nobleman painting depicting man costume polish nobility identity subject painting unclear given rise different interpretations view figure dress clearly polish universally held self portrait painting changed owners times past owners included currently located washington description portrait represents man estimated years age standing turned viewer right looking viewer commanding expression right hand holds golden cap thick wears high fur cap golden chain precious stones coat arms center ear large pear shaped pearl hangs golden wears reddish brown mantle broad fur collar heavy gold chain order horse tails set rich hangs right shoulder light left falls right face background brownish grey history painting created given official title current recent widely accepted prior alternate names include portrait prince portrait man russian costume authenticity supported analysis panel wood showed cut tree painter river landscape ruins painting underwent restoration painting owner owners clear owned certain purchased great held saint_petersburg purchased given washington painting number artworks purchased 1930s denied having purchases years major depression acquisitions extravagant odds soviet government works kept time non public section gallery art washington analysis work labeled art critics painting exaggerated facial expression stock character costume instance notes particular painting viewer notice extravagant fur cape hat similar giving impression painting taken seriously scholars attempted century understand portrayed painting earlier proposals subject years old died according man painting clearly wearing polish certain pole research issue suggested painting polish noble diplomat era passed amsterdam netherlands working time painting created nonetheless documents era clearly acknowledging fact noted known certain subject concluded writing scholars consensus portrayed real polish noble cited research suggested brother modeled judged unlikely views emerged publication article art historian opined self portrait got fancy dress writing identifies hat russian asserted man identified pole website states probably portrait specific individual notes strong resemblance suggests turn self portrait objection classification self portrait subject pronounced addressed ray analysis showing modified painting course creation
A Polish Nobleman