John I Bankes, MP (1665-1714)
'Thredder' [= ? William Reader, active 1672 - after 1700]
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1702
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
330 x 279 mm (13 x 11 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257155
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), John I Bankes, MP (1665-1714), 'Thredder' [ = ? William Reader, active 1672 – after 1700], inscribed and dated on reverse 1702. A bust-length portrait, turned slightly to the left, facing, wearing a blond full-bottomed wig, a pale brown velvet coat, and a white linen stock.
Provenance
by descent, until bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
'Thredder' [= ? William Reader, active 1672 - after 1700], artist John Thredder (fl.Kingston Lacy 1702) or William Reader (b.Maidstone fl.1650 – 1700), artist Thredder (fl.Kingston Lacy 1702), artist William Reader (b.Maidstone fl.1650 – 1700), artist