Keywords: Corneille de la Haye Portrait of a Merchant.png Portrait of a Merchant formerly thought to be the theolgian Theodore de Bréze The sitter has traditionally been identified as the eminent theologian Theodore Beza 1519 “1605 This identification has now been discounted however the sitter ™s dress indicates that he is a wealthy bourgeois merchant rather than a man of learning <ref>http //www christies com/lotfinder/paintings/corneille-de-la-haye-called-corneille-de-6048396-details aspx from salesummery intobjectid 6048396 sid 35c0107e-820c-46fe-b7ca-a4307e18ac50 Christie's catalogue </ref> ca 1541 Technique oil panel in 6 825 6 25 object history credit line accession number Christie's online L1975 19 6048396 PD-old-100 Corneille de Lyon 16th-century oil on panel paintings Black clothing in art male Portrait paintings of men wearing black berets |