James Stanley, Lord Strange, 7th Earl of Derby (1607-1651)
attributed to Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt (Delft 1567 – Delft 1641)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1626 (bears date) - 1626
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
660 x 584 mm (26 x 23 in)
Place of origin
The Hague
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355478
Caption
The sitter succeeded as 7th Earl of Derby in 1642. He fought for the Royalist cause, and in 1651 landed in Lancashire from the Isle of Man, where he had withdrawn for six years. He was defeated by Lilburne at Wigan, captured and executed. A portrait of his wife, Charlotte de la Tremoïlle, also hangs at Blickling.
Summary
Oil painting on panel, James Stanley, Lord Strange, 7th Earl of Derby (1607-1651) by Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt (Delft 1567 – Delft 1641), 1626. Half-length portrait, turned to his left, looking front. Wearing a dark slashed tunic, with green-embroidered cloak, red diagonal band across chest. White lace collar - reticella and cutwork. Inscribed in orange at lower left '109', and at top right 'James Lord Strange 1626'. Companion to NT 355477. James Stanley, Lord Strange, the future 7th Earl of Derby, who heroically defended Lathom House against the Parliamentarians in 1644.
Provenance
Painted in The Hague in 1626; bequeathed with the hall and contents by Philip,11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940)
Credit line
Blickling Hall, The Lothian Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt (Delft 1567 – Delft 1641), artist