Francis Legh (1590-1643)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1630 - 1640
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1194 x 1016 mm (47 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499937
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Francis Legh (1590-1643), British (English) School, 1630-40. A three-quarter-length portrait of a middle-aged man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, with brown hair, moustache and pointed beard, wearing a brown doublet embroidered with stylised peapods, with capped shoulders and pointed front, sleeves slit at inner forearm, revealing white shirt, with wide falling lace collar, ties and matching lace cuffs; tooled leather belt and hanger, crimson tabs and hanger. His right hand, with heart-shaped ring on little finger rests on table, above a pair of white gauntlets. Left hand rests with knuckles on hip over a court sword. Inscribed top right: Francis Legh Efquire Second / Son of Sir Peter Legh
Provenance
This portrait of Francis Legh is of historical value and importance to the collection at Lyme Hall. The painting has remained with the Legh family descendants and was loaned to the Lyme Hall by 4th Lord Newton in 1948 (d.1992).
Marks and inscriptions
Francis Legh E[s]quire Second / Son of Sir Peter Legh (to top right)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist