An Unknown Man in Armour
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
730 x 610 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290292
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Man in Armour, British (English) School, circa 1680. Painted oval. Half-length portrait of a man in armour. He wears a cravat and is shown within a painted oval cartouche. Patched and torn canvas.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist