Portrait of a man, half-length, in a black fur-trimmed coat, seated at a red-draped table, holding an open book, a bookcase to the left

North Italian School, 17th century Portrait of a man, half-length, in a black fur-trimmed coat, seated at a red-draped table, holding an open book, a bookcase to the left oil on panel 35 5/8 x 28 1/8 in. (90.5 x 71.6 cm.) with the inventory label '159' and a Rumyantsev Museum label (on the reverse).