John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606 -1685)
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1683
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884900
Summary
Oil painting on twill canvas, John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606 -1685), studio Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), circa 1683. A three-quarter length portrait of Lord Radnor, seated, wearing a red velvet coat, belted and edged in grey fur, with lace cravat and coronation robe. A coronet is placed on a stand beside him on the right.
Provenance
By descent, until given by Gerald, 7th Viscount Clifden (1883-1966), with the transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953
Credit line
Lanhydrock, The Robartes Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
(on label) JOHN, 2nd Lord Robartes, lst Earl of Radnor.
Makers and roles
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist