Charles Brune of Athelhampton (1630/1-?1703)
Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1660 - 1665
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1257 x 1022 mm (49 1/2 x 40 1/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257058
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles Brune of Athelhampton (1630/1 - c.1703) by Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 - London 1680), circa 1660/65. Three-quarter length, turned to left, slightly facing in a landscape, wearing a black mantle, his right hand supported on a rocky ledge holding a drapery to his chest, his left hand on his thigh. Charles Brune (1630/1 - c.1703) was the uncle of Mary Brune (c.1646 - 1711), the daughter and heir of his brother John Brune (1622 - 1645) of Athelhampton who, in 1661, married Sir Ralph Bankes (1631 - 1677).
Provenance
Probably commissioned by Sir Ralph Bankes, MP (?1631-1677), the husband of the sitter's niece; recorded 1731, no.72; 1762 inventory, no. 59, as 'Charles Brune Esq., uncle of Lady Bankes, wife of Sir Ralph Bankes and Grandfather of the present Charles'; bequeathed by (Henry John) Ralph Bankes (1902 – 1981) to the National Trust, together with the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy and its entire contents in 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist
