Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coat with a lace collar and a black hat

German School, early 19th Century Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coat with a lace collar and a black hat inscribed, dated and with a coat-of-arms: 'Ao:1597 den 25 Decmber starb H[?]ere shriftoff finfer lin f[?]eines Alltters 59 Jare' (to the upper edge) oil on panel 12½ x 10 in. (31.8 x 25.4 cm.)