Painted panel
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
Unknown
Materials
? distemper painted on wooden panel
Measurements
85 x 21 cm
Collection
Knole, Kent
NT 130952.2.8
Summary
Flat painted wooden panels forming a frieze in the Cartoon Gallery. Panels are probable replacements for canvas paintings on the south wall, date unknown. South wall bay, left hand panel of the two small corner panels on the right.
Full description
Painted panel on wood. Caryatid with pointed ears and head-piece out of which sprouts two white faced creatures, possibly rams, looking left and right.
Provenance
Painted frieze probably dates from 1608 - 1627 when Paul Isaakson was working at Knole. Later additions and repairs may have altered the original scheme, with some newer panels being added by Houderoy, working in the Cartoon Gallery in 1723. The flat painted panels are likely to be repairs or replacements for the canvas paintings.