Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (c.1532-1585)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1570 - 1599
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1092 x 826 mm (43 x 32 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 486290
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (c.1532-1585), British (English) School, late 16th century. A three-quarter-length portrait, turned slightly to the right, standing, with his gloves in his right hand, his left on his hip. He wears a black cap with gold rosettes, a black doublet and a gold chain set with rubies.
Provenance
In the collection of the 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837) by 1835. Thence by descent, until the death in 1952 of the 3rd Lord Leconfield, who had given Petworth to the National Trust in 1947, and whose nephew and heir, John Wyndham, 6th Lord Leconfield and 1st Lord Egremont (1920-72) arranged for the acceptance of the major portion of the collections at Petworth in lieu of death duties (the first ever such arrangement) in 1956 by H.M.Treasury.
Credit line
Petworth House, The Egremont Collection (acquired in lieu of tax by HM Treasury in 1956 and subsequently transferred to the National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist