Called Sir William Borlase, Bt (d.1629) but really William Borlase of Sittingbourne (d. 1582) or William Borlase of Chesham
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1620
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1219 x 914 mm (48 x 36 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653183
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Sir William Borlase, Bt (d.1629) but really William Borlase of Sittingbourne (d. 1582) or William Borlase of Chesham, British (English) School, circa 1620. A three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, his left hand resting on his sword and his right hand on his helmet which has pink and white plumes, he is dressed in a black and damascened breastplate, a pink sash tied as ribbon at left elbow. Inscribed, front: "Sir Willm Borlace Bart. of Bockmore, Bucks descended from John Borlace in the hundred of Penwith Cornwall He commanded a regt of horse at the Siege of Launceston Cornwall. Tempus Charles I."
Provenance
Vernon collection transferred to the Treasury in 1967 following death of 9th Lord Vernon, and transferred to The National Trust in 1967
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Marks and inscriptions
English 1600=1700 (Zuccaro)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Federico Zuccaro (Sant’Angelo in Vado c.1541 – Ancona 1609) , artist