Sir Peter Legh IX (1563-1636)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1605
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1448 x 965 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499897
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Peter Legh IX (1563-1636), British (English) School, 1605. A three-quarter-length portrait set against a dark background with drapery, facing slightly left of a middle-aged man with brown hair, full beard and moustache, wearing dark maroon jerkin and hose, black armour neckplate with a border of gold and red, white standing collar and cuffs. Black belt and hanger tooled with gold holted sword. His right hand grips the sword hilt, his left rests on a black helmet with gold and red collar.
Provenance
Original to the house.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher