Sir Thomas Whitmore, KB (1643-1682)
Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1670
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1600 x 1240 x 45 mm
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171124
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Thomas Whitmore KB (1643-1682) by Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), circa 1670. A three-quarter-length portrait, with Bath insignia, standing, the left hand on hip and the right arm resting on a table and holding a hat. Previously called Thomas Cholmondeley, but the red sash of the Order of Bath makes this impossible. The sitter is most probably Sir Thomas Whitmore of Apley, father of Frances, Lady Myddelton, wife of Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Bt.
Full description
Associated with Chirk Castle
Provenance
In Chirk Castle house catalogue, circa 1900, no. 14;with some of the contents, in 1978, that were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales (In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust) On loan to the Trust from Guy Charles Myddelton. Gifted to Guy C Myddelton from Captain David Myddelton in 2010. Purchased by the National Trust from Mr Guy Myddelton in 2023.
Credit line
Chirk Castle, The Myddelton Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Old label on back of frame, inscribed: Drawing Room, No.5 / Mr. Cholmondeley Verso: Later label, inscribed: No.10
Makers and roles
Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist