Sir John Morley (b.1572/3), but possibly really Sir William Morley (1607 - 1658/9)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1631
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Killerton, Devon
NT 922296
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir John Morley, British (English) School, 1631. Sir John Morley was the eldest of the three sons of the John Morley of Saxham, Suffolk, he married Cicely Carvell or Caryll, daughter of Sir Edward Carvell or Caryll, Kt., of Harting. Portrait of a young man, half length, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator. He has natural brown hair worn shoulder-length and is wearing a brown satin coat over a white shirt, with broad wide linen collar. A dark brown cloak draped over his right shoulder. (Paired with that of Lady Morley)
Provenance
By inheritance, through Cecily Wroth, wife of Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Bt, until accepted in lieu by HM Government and transferred to the National Trust in 1995
Credit line
Killerton, The Acland Collection (accepted in lieu by HM Government and transferred to The National Trust in 1995)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed centre-left (in house style): Sir John Morley / 1631
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as manner of Cornelius Johnson (London 1593 - Utrecht 1661), artist