Called Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (1601-1643) but probably Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset (1589 - 1624)
Cornelius Johnson (London 1593 - Utrecht 1661)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1624
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
675 x 500 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Knole, Kent
NT 129742
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (1601-43) but probably Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset (1589 - 1624) by Cornelius Johnson (London 1593 - Utrecht 1661). A painted marbled oval half-length portrait of a man, in black embroidered doublet with large white lace ruff.
Provenance
On loan from the Trustees of the Sackville Estate
Credit line
Knole, The Sackville Collection
Makers and roles
Cornelius Johnson (London 1593 - Utrecht 1661), artist