William Conyngham the younger (d.1721) -"Good Will"
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
730 x 622 mm (28 3/4 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 216398
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Conyngham the younger (d. 1721) - "Good Will", British (English) School. circa 1700. An almost half-length portrait of a stout man, against a dark background, turned slightly to the left, in a long dark-brown curled wig, wearing a red gown over a white shirt and long lace cravat. Possibly originally painted as an oval.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1957 from William Lowry Lenox-Conyngham (1903–1957), shortly before his death, along with the other contents of Springhill
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist