Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1581/2 – 1648)
Hubert Le Sueur (c.1580 - Paris 1658)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1631 (dated)
Materials
Bronze on painted wooden socle
Measurements
760 mm (H)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181001
Summary
Patinated cast bronze sculpture, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1581/2-1648) by Hubert Le Sueur (c.1580 - London 1670), 1631.
Provenance
This bust was sold by the family in 1962, but was bought jointly in 1990 by the National Museum of Wales and the National Trust with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the National Art Collections Fund.
Makers and roles
Hubert Le Sueur (c.1580 - Paris 1658), sculptor
References
Chu 2018 John Chu, House of Portraits: Powis Castle, Swindon, 2018, p.37