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Three-quarter portrait of a man in a brown velvet coat, grey wig, red sash and star insignia, resting a hand on a table.

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A three-quarter length portrait of a man in a long brown velvet coat with gold buttons, wearing a voluminous grey wig and a white cravat. A red sash crosses his chest with an ornate silver star insignia, and he rests one hand on a draped table holding a folded letter.

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1646

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