Sir Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1219 x 991 mm (48 x 39 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257076
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), late 17th century, after the original of the 1660s. A three-quarter length portrait, seated, with blonde hair, a moustache and beard, and wearing the robes of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, his bag of office on the left.
Provenance
First recorded around 1815; in 1860 inventory (Rosa Louisa Bankes [1827-1878]); and thence by descent; bequeathed by (Henry John) Ralph Bankes (1902 – 1981) together with the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy and its entire contents
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
EARL OF CLARENDON. / SIR P. LELY. (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist