Sir William Hervey, M.P. (1585 - 1660)
after Anglo-Dutch School
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
295 x 223 mm
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 849601
Summary
Print, coloured engraving, Sir William Hervey, M.P. (1585 - 1660) after Anglo-Dutch School. A copy of portrait at Ickworth. He wears a blue coat (armour?) decorated with gold under a diagonal sash in gold and brown over his left shoulder, and a high lace ruff. He has long brown hair, and a moustache and pointed beard. Inscribed 'Sr William Hervey of Ickworth Knight. From an original picture at Ickworth'.
Provenance
Purchased in 2001 from Mr Whitworth, descendant of the Revd Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1808-1894)
Makers and roles
after Anglo-Dutch School, artist