# Portrait of a Man

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PERRÉAL, Jean](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/perral-jean-r4db05de53f58cc>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on wood, 24 x 18 cm

## Commentary

According to an old, barely legible inscription on the back, the model is Marin de La Chesnaye, parliamentary advisor. The date of 1493 may refer to the painting&#39;s execution, or it may be the year the model took up his position.

## Related artworks

- [La Complainte de Nature à l&#39;Alchimiste errant](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/perral-jean-r4db05de53f58cc/la-complainte-de-nature--lalchimiste-errant-r0c0dfa584eca80>)
- [Portrait of a Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/perral-jean-r4db05de53f58cc/portrait-of-a-woman-r64953cf0db73a1>)
- [Portrait of an Unknown Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/perral-jean-r4db05de53f58cc/portrait-of-an-unknown-woman-r631bff746fe233>)
- [Portrait of King Louis XII of France at Prayer](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/perral-jean-r4db05de53f58cc/portrait-of-king-louis-xii-of-france-at-prayer-r594268fb3353c0>)
- [Portrait of Pierre Sala](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/perral-jean-r4db05de53f58cc/portrait-of-pierre-sala-r72aa75c72c7b68>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)