Called Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (1635 - 1688), Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica
manner of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680
Materials
Oil paint, canvas and wood
Measurements
770 x 630 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553679
Summary
Painting. An oil painting on canvas, head-and-shoulders portrait Called Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (1635 - 1688), in a painted oval, he wears a brown cape and white lace cravat, with his hair falling onto his shoulders, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica but really his Nephew Charles Byndles/Bundless who took the name of Morgan (?), British (English) School, c1680.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Marks and inscriptions
Printed lower frame: Sir Henry Morgan
Makers and roles
manner of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist British (English) School, artist