Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in black, a collar and a wide-brimmed hat

Guido Reni (Bologna 1575-1642) Portrait of the artist, bust-length, in black, a collar and a wide-brimmed hat oil on copper, oval 4 ¾ x 3 3/8 in. (11 x 8.8 cm.) with a late-18th century inscription 'le Portrait du Guyde peintre fameux fait de Sa propre main en l'an 1636 duquel il a fait present a Mr. Symon francois son Elève' (on the backing board)