Sir John Maynard (1602-1690)
attributed to Henry Tilson (Yorkshire c.1659 - London 1695)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1659 - 1695
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2365 x 1450 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355488
Caption
The sitter was the son of Alexander Maynard of Tavistock and the Middle Temple. He was a strong Presbyterian and Parliamentarian, until he withdrew from Parliament in 1654 over the trial of King Charles I. He nonetheless accepted appointment as Sergeant-at-Law, and in 1658 as Protector’s Sergeant. That same year work began on Gunnersbury House by John Webb. Thereafter, he enjoyed a succession of prodigious posts in office, and was knighted in 1660. He was called “the best old book lawyer of his time” by Roger North, and appears (in an exchange with Judge Jeffreys) to have originated the retort: “in that case I must have forgotten a great deal more than your lordship ever knew.” His granddaughter married Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Bt. of Blickling, where this portrait hangs.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas. Sir John Maynard (1602-1690) attributed to Henry Tilson (Yorkshire c.1659 - London 1695). Full-length portrait, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, in scarlet legal robes, black skull cap, white collar; left arm resting on top of massive stone plinth. Giltwood frame.
Provenance
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 Henry Tilson (Yorkshire c.1659 - London 1695), artist