Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 2nd Bt (1636-1704) as a Boy
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1650 - 1660
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
673 x 584 mm (26 1/2 x 23 in)
Order this imageCollection
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1210283
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 2nd Bt (1636-1704) as a Boy. Half-length portrait of a young boy, turned half-left, gazing at the spectator, long natural fair hair falling on his shoulders. He wears slashed sleeves of a golden brown coat revealing white full sleeves of shirt beneath and with a falling lace cravat. Left hand on hip. Right hand holds a scroll, inscribed: TAM ARTE QUAM MARTE (the arts of peace as well as war). A brown embroidered sword sash is draped over his right shoulder. Inscription 'Sir H. Bedingfeld Bt' top left, also 'Sir Henry Bedingfeld, 2nd Bart, Died 1704'.
Provenance
by descent from the 2nd Baronet to 9th Baronet; given to the National Trust by Sybil Lyne-Stephens, Lady Paston-Bedingfeld (1883 – 1985), 1961
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: on scroll: TAM ARTE QUAM MARTE Recto: White catalogue number 175 or 138 l.r.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher