Elizabeth Blount, Lady Thomas Pope (formerly Basford, Later Paulet) (c.1515–1593)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1540 - 1560 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
1032 x 868 x 76 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 196962
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Elizabeth Blount, Lady Thomas Pope (formerly Basford, Later Paulet) (c.1515–1593), British (English) School, mid - to late 16th century. A three-quarter-length portrait of a lady dressed in black and pearls. She married secondly, on 1 January 1540, as his third wife, Sir Thomas Pope (d. 29 January 1559), founder of Trinity College, Oxford. The original of between 1540/60 has been at Trinity College, Oxford since 1612 along with three other copies.
Provenance
Presented by the Reverend John Richards Roberts (d. 1843), Rector of Rotherfield Greys to the Rector of Greys in perpetuity; given to Lady Elizabeth Brunner (1904 – 2003) before 2000 and assigned to the National Trust from her estate, 2022.
Credit line
Greys Court, The Brunner Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Painted in black on the reverse of the canvas: Presented by Rev.d J.R.Roberts/Rector of Rotherfield Grays. To the/Rector of Grays. For the time-/being and his Sucessors for ever.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist