Dorcas Amphlett, Mrs John Hunt (1658 - ?)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1681
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884983
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Dorcas Amphlett, Mrs John Hunt (b.1658), English school, c.1681. A half-length potrait, wearing a brown/purple cloak fastened with a jewelled brooch and white lace cap to left, head facing. She married John Hunt of Chester in 1681 and he was sold Mollington by Thomas Leche in 1699.
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)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as school of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist previously catalogued as manner of John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691), artist previously catalogued as circle of Robert Walker (c.1600 - London c.1659), artist