Major Henry II Meoles (on active service 1649-1665)
Jacob Fransz. van der Merck ('s Gravendeel c.1610- Leyden 1664)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1649 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
743 x 599 mm (29 1/4 x 23 1/4 in)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151368
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Major Henry II Meoles (on active service 1649-1665) by Jacob Fransz. van der Merck (1610- 1664), signed and dated F. V. Merck. fT. /1649. A half-length oval painted portrait, to right, in armour with blue-green sash with silver fringe and white lawn collar.
Provenance
In an undated 19th century Erddig inventory as 'Board Pictures' as 'Major Meoles' and thence by descent; given by Philip Yorke III (1905 – 1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Credit line
Erddig, The Yorke Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: F.v.merck.f t. / 1649 (signed and dated lower right)
Makers and roles
Jacob Fransz. van der Merck ('s Gravendeel c.1610- Leyden 1664), artist
References
Erddig 1800-29 Inventory of contents of Erddig, 1800-1829, "Major Meoles", amongst the "Board Pictures" Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, p.97 "PORTRAITS AT ERDDIG, WREXHAM ADDITIONAL PORTRAITS 29.