Sarah Bunckworth, Lady Cordell (d.1646)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1635
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1321 x 1067 mm (52 x 42 in)
Order this imageCollection
Melford Hall, Suffolk
NT 926811
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sarah Bankworth, Lady Cordell (d.1646), British (English) School, circa 1635. Inscribed: 'Sarah, daughter of Bunckworth[sic] of London, merchant' A three-quarter-length portrait of a lady in a black and red dress, massive lace ruffle and cuffs, her right hand resting on a table with flowers, and her left hand at her side. The wife of Sir John Cordell (1582 - 1649)
Provenance
Part of the Hyde Parker collection, transferred from HM Treasury, 1966
Marks and inscriptions
Daughter of Robert Bunckworth of London, Merchant
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as manner of Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648), artist