Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex (1575-1645)
Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1620 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2670 x 1594 x 105 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Knole, Kent
NT 129887
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex (1575-1645) by Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague c.1648), signed with initials and dated 1620. A full-length portrait, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, in black jacket and breeches, white lace ruff and cuffs and a black and gold emboridered robe, with staff in left hand and satchel on a table. Framed (NT 131340).
Provenance
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government and allocated to the National Trust for Knole, 2021.
Credit line
Knole, The Sackville Collection
Makers and roles
Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648), artist