Presumed to be Walter I Jones MP (1550-1632), aged 64
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1614 (bears date)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
1130 x 900 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1430425
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Presumed to be Walter Jones MP (1550-1632), British (English) School, inscribed: AETATATIS SUAE 64 R ANNO DNI R/ 1614/ HOMO BULLA PILVIS ET UMBRA. This inscription has similarly been added or renewed (the latin means; "Man [is] a bubble, dust, and shadow"). A three-quarter length portrait of an elderly man, standing, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing black wide-brimmed hat and tunic with white ruff. Holds gloves in right hand and rolled document inscribed CAMERA STELLATA (Star Chamber) in left hand. An Edward Jones (no relation) was appointed Clerk to the Court in 1608, which might suggest it repesents him rather than Walter, builder of the house.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1992
Marks and inscriptions
AETATIS SVAE 64 ANNO DNI 1614 HOMO BULLA PULVIS ET UMBRA
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist