Sir William Blackett 1st Bt (d.1680)
possibly L. Schuneman (fl.c.1666/7-1681?)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
622 x 737 mm (24 1/2 x 29 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584377
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir William Blackett, 1st Bt (d.1680), possibly by L. Schuneman (fl.c.1666/7-1681?). A half-length portraot if a man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, his left hand held palm-upwards at his waist, in a full-bottomed wig, wearing a brown embroidered cloak, lace cravat and lace cuffs. The portrait is correctly inscribed on the back of the unlined canvas, 'The first Sir William Blackett'.
Provenance
Given with the property to the National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt (1870-1958)
Credit line
Wallington, The Trevelyan Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Sr. William Blackett. Brt./created. Bart. Jan.23.1684/Obt. Dec.1705 (top right)
Makers and roles
possibly L. Schuneman (fl.c.1666/7-1681?), artist previously catalogued as attributed to British (English) School, artist