James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton KG (1589-1625)
after Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
432 x 318 mm (17 x 12 ½ in)
Place of origin
Great Britain
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140125
Summary
Oil painting on panel, James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton KG (1589-1625) after Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648). Half-length portrait of a man with long dark hair, moustache and beard, wearing a black jerkin, white falling ruff, and the blue ribbon of the Garter around his neck.
Provenance
Acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002
Credit line
Ham House, The Dysart Collection (purchased by HM Government in 1948 and transferred to the National Trust in 2002)
Marks and inscriptions
on back. Dining room left Ham, in chalk. On label, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton, On His Majesty's service. On label, Sir L Tollemache no 40
Makers and roles
after Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648), artist
