Jane Needham, Mrs Charles Myddelton (1645-1692)
studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1660 - 1665
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1029 mm (50 x 40 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257114
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Jane Needham, Mrs Charles Myddelton (1645-1692), studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), c.1660/65. A three-quarter length portrait, standing in a rocky landscape, turned slightly to left, holding fruit and wheat. Jane Needham was the daughter of Sir Robert Needham of Lambeth and his second wife Jane Cockayne. She was baptised on 23 January 1646 and married on 16 October 1660 Charles Myddleton, 3rd son of the second Sir Thomas Myddelton, Kt., of Chirk Castle and Kevenywerne, Ruabon, Denbighshire. A noted Court Beauty - she was referred to by Evelyn as: “That famous, & indeede incomparable beautifull Lady” in his Diary.
Provenance
probably painted for Sir Ralph Bankes; thence by descent until bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist