Eighteenth Century Hunter Bust Portrait

Oil on canvas representing Charles de WYNS, Baron de RANCOURT in green cloth with gold stripes. He is represented on a wooded background, wearing on his left a coat of arms surmounted by a baron's crown and underlined by a motto in Latin "CORDIS DOS OPTIMA CANDOR" (the best gift from the heart) and dated "ANNO 1736". His right hand is placed on his dog's head and his left hand on the rifle's dog. Belgian School from the beginning of the 18th century. Symbolism of the hunting outfit: The deer and wild boar hunter wears a blue cloth coat trimmed with gold and silver stripes and a scarlet cloth jacket and breeches. Who differentiates the deer hunter who requires a coat of green cloth. Dimensions canvas: 75 x 91 cm Large and wide Italian frame, in wood and gilded stucco richly decorated with acanthus leaves, garlands of flowers and foliage. Late 18th century period.