Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1561-1609)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1608 (bears date)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1220 x 915 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Knole, Kent
NT 129910
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1561-1609), British (English) School, 1608. A three-quarter-length portrait of a man turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, brown hair, moustache and beard, wearing a black and gold embroidered coat with lace collar and cuffs and black hat. Coat of arms in top right corner.
Provenance
On loan from the Trustees of the Sackville Estate
Credit line
Knole, The Sackville Collection
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Lucas de Heere (Ghent c.1534 -c.1584) , artist