Alice Bankes, Lady Borlase (1621-1683)
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1637 - 1640
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 1257066
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Alice Bankes, Lady John Borlase (1621-1683) by Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), circa 1637/40. A three-quarter-length portrait of the eldest daughter of Sir John Bankes; standing beside a plinth with a vase of roses, wearing a white dress with a blue shawl held to her body with her right hand.
Provenance
Presumably given to the sitter's father, Chief Justice Sir John Bankes (1589-1644), and thence by descent until beqeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
LADY 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
