Colonel Ambrose Throckmorton
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1630 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
850 x 730 x 55 mm
Order this imageCollection
Coughton Court, Warwickshire
NT 135575
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Colonel Ambrose Throckmorton, English School, mid 17th century, inscribed with name of sitter. Circle of Isaac Fuller. A painted oval head-and-shoulders portrait of Ambrose Throckmorton, to left, in armour with red sash. Son of John Throckmorton and Agnes Wilford
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 2006 through private treaty sale
Credit line
Coughton Court, The Throckmorton Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Rear of canvas. Paper label.: This is the Portrait of Ambrose Throckmorton who served King Charles the 1st as Colonel in the ____ Ward his Mother was the Granddaughter of the brave Sir James Wilford, whose portrait as at Coughton his father was John Throckmorton only son & heir of Sir Thomas Throckmorton Bt Margaret Whorwood his wife whose sister had married Ambrose Dudley Earl of Warwick, John his father dying before Sir Thomas his eldest Brother Robert became the latter’s heir & immediate successor and in regard of his [signal?] loyalty to his unfortunate monarch Charles the 1st, was created a Baronet his portrait is at Coughton. Ambrose and his father John are said to be buried at Coughton but there does not appear any commemoration stone in the Church of either of them. John’s portrait is likewise at Coughton Court. Miss Porter March 1839 Aug 22nd 1855 This is a true copy of what was wrote on the backing of this portrait […..] […..] No. 39 Great […..] London
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as circle of Isaac Fuller (c.1606/20 - 1672), artist