An urbane, courtly figure, the professor declined to be drawn out about why he was not invited by the government, even though a book he wrote about the ancient library was distributed to visitors.

His bespectacled father is shown sitting with a book in his lap and a cigar in his hand, a suave and courtly figure worthy of John Singer Sargent.

Its wall paintings, also dating to about the 15th century, are mainly courtly, classical figures of Buddhist deities.

While Huon introduces courtly figures into the conventional battle of Vices and Virtues, love is not the poem's primary preoccupation.

Tall and patrician, he remained a courtly figure throughout his life.

A Watteau specialty was the fête galante, putting theatrical and courtly figures together in idyllic settings where romantic fantasy could flourish.

Though a courtly figure on the concert stage, Mr. Perlemuter had commanding presence and played with an alluring palette of colorings.

His harshest questioning came from Mr. Kean, a courtly, patrician figure who is usually the most gentle and polite of the commissioners in questioning witnesses.

Mr. Vance is a more courtly and less brusque figure than his British colleague, but the two appear to agree on all the major points.

The image, taken in May 2008 and sent to Wiseman as part of a research project, was described in The Times as showing a "courtly figure dressed in a ruff".