Called Benjamin Hyde
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1640
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1118 x 940 mm (44 x 37 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932307
Caption
Benjamin Hyde was a merchant of Chichester, and was an ancestor of Harriet White (1829-1880), the mother of William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910). He was a staunch supporter of Charles I. The identity is, however, dubious. He looks more like a soldier, than a merchant, and the medal looks fanciful.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Benjamin Hyde, British (English) School, circa 1640. A three-quarter-length portrait of a mature man, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, his right hand on a globe, his left on his sword, also a dagger or sword on his right hip at the back, wearing black jerkin and breeches and stiff white lace collar, a gold chain with a pendant medallion of a man in a ruff. He also wears an elaborately embroidered sword sash and belt. Short grey hair, moustache and spade beard. Brown drapes behind to the right. Benjamin Hyde was an ancestor of Harriet White (1849-1880), mother of the 9th Earl of Stamford. He was a staunch supporter of Charles I.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust with the house, estate and all the contents of Dunham Massey by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896 - 1976)
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist