Sir Thomas Aston (1550-1613), aged 53
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1603 (inscribed)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
838 x 693 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1336257
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Sir Thomas Aston (1550-1613), aged 53, English School, inscribed in gold, top right: 'Ano Doni 1603 Aetatis Suae 53' and a later inscription 'Sir Thomas Ashton' with coat of arms at top left. A portrait of a man, half length facing, in pink brocade dress. Charles Wade may have bought this from Aston Hall'. (M. Jessup).
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Ano Doni 1603 Aetatis Suae 53 and Sir Thomas Ashton
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist