Colonel John Corry, MP (1666–1726) in Armour
British (Irish) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
Ireland
Order this imageCollection
Castle Coole, County Fermanagh
NT 227675
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Colonel John Corry, MP (1666–1726) in Armour, British (Irish) School, possibly an 18th-century copy of a portrait of around 1700 (previously attributed to Thomas Pooley), also at Castle Coole, previously circle of John Michael Wright (London 1617 - London 1694), inscribed, top left hand corner, with name of sitter, circa 1900, in orange paint: JOHN CORRY, M.P. DIED 1726.
Provenance
On loan from John, Earl of Belmore
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: early (?)19th-century label on back of frame, inscr: No.2 / Probably Colonel John Corry [*] M.P. / d. 1726 [*cf. similar label on back of No.7 (L.CCO.P.794) (attributed to Pooley)]
Makers and roles
British (Irish) School, artist attributed to Thomas Pooley (Ipswich 1646 – Dublin 1723), artist circle of John Michael Wright (bap. London 1617 - London 1694), artist