Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration

Georg Friedrich Schmidt (Schnorlinde 1712-1775 Berlin) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration signed 'Schmidt in Berlin f.' (lower right) and inscribed with initials and numbered 'No. 37/J.V.M.' (upper right) pencil and red chalk on paper 7½ x 6½ in. (19 x 16.5 cm.)