George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1612-1677) (after Sir Anthony Van Dyck)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1690
Materials
Copper
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515794
Summary
Portrait miniature, George Digby, Earl of Bristol, 3/4 face to right, wearing black dress and lace-edged collar. English school C18. Oil on copper, oval in gilt frame. No.13 in Guide 'Earl of Bristol, oval miniature on copper. Artist unkown. Probably C18 work'. Catalogue entry 'George Digby, Earl of Bristol, 1612-1678, as a young man. An C18 copy'.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist