Help identify the author!

[яков]

What is similar, the second signature - M. BABUT. [With the letter YAT at the end]

[Артём]

Сообщение от yaks

What it look like

Hardly. Rather - is the theme servant, once a fashionable artists of the Renaissance.
Work on the modern. For two centuries, canvas does not obvis, no decay of kinks along the bends in the frame and of course along the inner ribs and even the photos can be seen that the film does not pull, was stretched on a frame, this time (look for areas of the canvas threads on nails). Primer Oil-gray and pigment passed through due to poor sizing, ie no middle layer of white chalk (artists of two centuries ago tended to be dismissive of technology). Stretcher modern, early 20 century, etc.
The painting was done professionally, but the author could be anyone.
In my view a free copy.

[vall]

Super!
As to the ground - in the examination: Dark-gray single-layer soil based on carbon black, and white lead. (as you learned on photo : confused

I am embarrassed nilezhaschee image that can be explored after vskryshki of total entries.

can and authorship where there

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Here's another photo caption on the reverse side

[vall]

Here's another photo caption on the reverse side

[LCR]

I do not think you have to search among the slaves - to the XVII century about them are almost forgotten.
This could be any mythological or biblical story, but it seems to me that the character is similar to the Apostle John, he was portrayed in the form of a handsome young man exalted.
Now that the school of Van Dyck (Blessed is the artist, whose school was preserved for over 200 years), you can compare this work with a self-portrait by Van Dyck himself from the double portrait of Rubens, posture (head thrown back injected eye) and view the model found him quite often.
Rather, I am free copy, Artem rights.

[Amateur]

On the stretcher says nothing about the school van Dyck. In reality there is written "van Dyck martyr hovede", which translated from Danish language means "van Dijk, head of the martyr." A kind of sub-frame is the same as in http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showthread.php?t=57371, what sergejnowo defined as Danish.
By pose reminiscent of St. Sebastian (Saint Sebastian), it is true, it was decided to depict naked - that Van Dyck, that Titian, and other painters.

Сообщение от LCR

Most likely, a free copy, Artem rights.

Join this opinion. Only add that apparently a copy - the Danish artist.

[sergejnowo]

To generalize, it looks like.
In the mid-19 th century, wrote in an industrial scale for the "divine" explanation of the 17 th century.
In my opinion 60%of the various holy lady with a baby or not, 20%and 20%of the mourners around a little removed from the cross.
95%of those working 19 th century artistic value does not represent. They are for the most part are copies, in explanation or stylistic imitation. Works in poor preservation, as a rule, does not cost anything. Just works of this period in good condition in Europe a lot. At Ebee meter work well preserved and good coloring traded in the 1000 - 3000 euros. Conversation course for Kopisty or imitated without a name. Inscriptions on the reverse side, especially on a stretcher, as a rule mean nothing. Antique dealers in Europe are "hints" do not take seriously, at Ebee this means as a rule, outright deception.

[раскатов]

Another appendix. For the curious. With one of the sites.
Sold: $ 1,621.50
Not signed picture of "the cherub's face", oil on wood, on the reverse side "ps.re. ... Antoin Van Dyck, Dyck, ... 1630. Also attached to the back of the little superscript piece of paper, ink inscription reads in part:" my dear friend, Charles B. .... this genuine work by Anthony Van Dyke from ........... October 1904. Size - 5-5/8 "x 7-5/8", with the Dutch frame under glass,: 13-1/4 "x 15-1/4". Remains label Beers Brothers Broadway, NY Picture Frames on the back ..