Portrait of a Man British Tasso introduced his poem with

Tasso introduced his poem with an Allegoria in which he explained how many of the characters and events in the ""Gerusalemme Liberata"" symbolized different concepts

confirming the date: 'Io

orange blossom

her beauty is of the people

His older brother

Portrait of a Man British Tasso introduced his poem withThis picture appears to derive from Van Dyck's whole length portrait of an unknown man c. 1638 at Hagley. Other versions include a half length formerley at Littlecote (sold Sotheby's, 21 November 1985, lot 813) and bust length miniature sold Sotheby's, 13 July 1982, lot 100. It is possible that this was a Cartwright picture; it appears to agree with his taste and was first catalogued as being in the College in Sparks & Carver 1890, as were the other