Sir Richard Onslow (1601 - 1664) ('The Red Fox of Surrey') or Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow of Onslow (1654-1717), Speaker of the House of Commons
style of Robert Walker (c.1600 - London c.1659)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1637 - 1664
Materials
Oil, canvas, wood
Measurements
1207 x 997 mm (47 1/2 x 39 1/4 in)
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441464
Summary
[Destroyed in the fire of 2015] Oil painting on canvas, Sir Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow of Onslow (1654-1717) or Sir Richard Onslow (1601 - 1664) ('The Red Fox of Surrey'), style of Robert Walker (c.1600 – London c.1659), previously attributed to John Michael Wright (London 1617 - London 1694). A three-quarter length portrait of a man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, his left arm resting on the back of a red upholstered chair with gilt studs, he holds a glove in his left hand and his gloved right hand is at his waist. He is wearing a black gown with a falling white linen collar. He has brown shoulder-length hair. There is a table on the left, on which rests a quill, inkpots and papers. Behind the table is an open window with a distant horizon.
Provenance
Acquired by the Ministry of Works from Gwendolen, Countess of Iveagh, in 1956, and transferred to the National Trust by H.M. Treasury in 1977.
Makers and roles
style of Robert Walker (c.1600 - London c.1659), artist John Michael Wright (bap. London 1617 - London 1694), artist