Dr John Bankes (b.1569)
Gilbert Jackson (fl.1621-1643)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1643 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
724 x 559 mm (28 1/2 x 22 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257054
Caption
This is a half-length portrait of the father of Sir John Bankes, as a Doctor of Divinity, with a moustache, pointed beard, skull-cap, ruff and academic robes, at the age of 74 in 1643. One hand is resting on a ledge whilst he is holding a closed book with the other. It was painted by the same artist in the same year as his son’s portrait, also at Kingston Lacy.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Dr John Bankes (b.1569) by Gilbert Jackson (fl.1621-1640), signed Gil. Jac. Fecit and dated 1643, inscribed Aetat. suae. 74/ Anno Dom 1643. A half-length portrait, of the father of Sir John Bankes (1589 - 1644), aged 74, as a Doctor of Divinity, his right hand resting on a ledge, his left hand holding a closed book; shown with a moustache and a pointed beard, and wearing a skull-cap, ruff and academic robes.
Provenance
by descent, until bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Marks and inscriptions
1643
Makers and roles
Gilbert Jackson (fl.1621-1643), artist
