John Wolryche MP (1637-1685)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680
Materials
Oil on canvas in a wooden frame
Measurements
1105 x 914 mm (43 1/2 x 36 in)
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814140
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, John Wolryche, MP (1637-1685), British (English) School, circa 1680. A three-quarter-length portrait, standing, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, holding a baton in his right hand, his left hand resting on a medieval helmet. In full-bottomed powdered wig and dressed in Classical dress (Roman armour) with a large scarlet cloak draped across the front and on his right shoulder, he also wears a white cravat and a white shirt with full gathered sleeves. Dark background to right and trees with cloudy sky on the left.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection.Given by Rachel Katherine Hamilton Russell, Lady Labouchere ( 1908 – 1996) along with the Dudmaston estate in 1978
Credit line
Dudmaston, The Labouchere Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist