Sir William Hervey, MP (1585 - 1660)
Anglo-Dutch School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1620 - 1630
Materials
Oil on oak panel
Measurements
648 x 514 mm (25 ¾ x 20 ¼ in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851795
Summary
Oil painting on panel (oak), Sir William Hervey, MP (1585 - 1660), Anglo-Dutch School, 1620-1630. Inscribed on left 'Sir William Hervey'. A head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, short dark hair with lighter brown pointed beard and whiskers, wearing dark suit of armour, ruff and orange sash; dark background. It is conceivable that the picture was painted in the Netherlands, by a Dutch artist closer to Mierevelt, rather than England as the orange sash would suggests that Sir William maybe fought in the Low Countries.
Provenance
Presumably commissioned by the sitter, and thence by descent to Frederick William, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax by H M Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Marks and inscriptions
'Sir William Hervey'.
Makers and roles
Anglo-Dutch School, publisher
References
Farrer 1908 Edmund Farrer, Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), 1908, p.220, illus. facing p.220: “109