William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1606-1697)
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1626 - 1656
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1067 x 864 mm (42 x 34 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
NT 493051
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1606-1697) by Gerard van Honthorst (Utrecht 1592 – Utrecht 1656). A three-quarter-length portrait, facing, head left, wearing armour, a baton in his right hand, his left on his hip.
Provenance
Combe Abbey, 1866 cat. no. 212; Acquired at the auction of the Craven Collection at Sotheby's in 1968. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Ashdown House, 1968.
Credit line
Ashdown House, The Craven Collection (acquired by HM Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1968)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with name of sitter
Makers and roles
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656), artist