Sir John Borlase, 1st Bt, MP (1619-1672)
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1637 - 1638
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1372 x 1080 mm (54 x 42 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257065
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir John Borlase, 1st Bt, MP (1619-1672) by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), 1637-38. A three-quarter-length portrait of the husband of Anne Bankes, wearing black slashed doublet and large white lace shoulder-collar, his left hand on his hip, his right arm resting on a plinth.
Provenance
Presumably given to the sitter's father-in-law, Chief Justice Sir John Bankes (1589 - 1644), and thence by descent, until bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Marks and inscriptions
SIR JOHN BORLASE / VAN DYCK ((painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist
