Called Margaret Edgcumbe, Lady Denny (1560-1648)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
c. 1590 - 1620
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
838 x 699 mm (33 x 27 ½ in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cotehele, Cornwall
NT 348073
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Called Margaret Edgcumbe, Lady Denny (1560 - 1648), British (English) School, c. 1590-1620. A three-quarter-length portrait, in black dress with lace ruff and cap, a long chain necklace and a book in her right hand-on panel.
Provenance
Left at the property when Cotehele was accepted in lieu of tax from Kenelm, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1873–1965) and transferred to the National Trust in 1947; and amongst the contents accepted in lieu of estate duty by HM Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1974
Credit line
Cotehele, The Edgcumbe Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist