Sir Richard Brooke, 2nd Bt (c. 1635 -1709) of Norton Priory, Cheshire
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499943
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Richard Brooke (c.1635 - 1709) of Norton Priory, Cheshire British (English) School, 18th century. A painted oval half-length portrait of a plump, late middle-aged man with heavy jowls, turned to the left, slightly facing, gazing at the spectator, with dark brown full-bottomed wig, wearing a scarlet coat with three fastened buttons at the front and an elaborate lace cravat.
Provenance
This painting with eight others was presented by Sir Bruce Richmond (1871 – 1964) in 1959. All these portraits belonged to the Rev. Legh Richmond, grandson of Legh Richmond, the rector of Stockport and great grandfather of Sir Bruce who gave the pictures to the Trust for exhibition at Lyme. NT 499943 and NT 499944 passed to a younger son, whose daughter married the 10th Lord Belhaven and left the pictures to Sir Bruce Ingram, the remainder descended directly to this donor.
Credit line
Lyme Park, The Legh Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
An indistinct label to the back gives the name of the sitter and the date, 1670.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher
References
Emma Tate, 'The People Behind The Portraits: Bringing Stuart Britain to Life At Lyme' (unpublished research paper, Collection Manager's Office, Lyme Park, p.32