Lord Gerard, probably Charles Gerard, 4th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley (1634/5 - 1667)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1650
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Order this imageCollection
Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset
NT 254670
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Lord Gerard, probably Charles Gerard, 4th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley (1634/5 - 1667), English School, Lord Gerrard [sic] is inscribed on the upper left, circa 1650. A half-length portrait in painted oval, looking to left, but with the head facing forward wearing a white shirt and pinkish-brown cloak.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust, along with the house, furniture and other contents collected by Sir Walter Jenner, 2nd Bt (1860 - 1948), in 1949.
Credit line
Lytes Cary Manor, The Jenner Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Upper left: Lord Gerrard
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist possibly Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656), artist