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Painted panel; oil and gesso on oak; a bearded figure, holding a scroll, possibly a prophet; rendered bust-length and turning to his left; no identifying inscription; pierced by eight regularly spaced pin holes 13-13.2 cm apart indicating fixing-points for patera; mounted in 19th Century gilded frame; taken from the ceiling of the painted chamber, Palace of Westminster, during repairs in 1816.
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