Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby (1573 – 1644)
after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1644
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2133 x 1232 mm (84 x 48 1/2 in)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932318
Caption
The original of this portrait is now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby, was the second son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and Elizabeth, daughter of John Nevil, Lord Latimer (son-in-law of Queen Catherine Parr). His brother perished on the scaffold for his share in the insurrection of Essex during the reign of Elizabeth I. On 21 July 1603, James I made him Lord Danvers of Dauntsey, and Charles I created him Earl of Danby. He died at Cornbury, without any children, and is buried in the chancel of the church at Dauntsey, under a white marble monument.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby (1573 – 1644), after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641). A full-length portrait of a man, standing, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, in Garter robes. He rests his right hand on a table on which is the hat of the Order. The table-cloth and curtain behind are of the same rich fabric, patterned in gold and green. Henry Danvers was a cousin of Lady Anne Cecil, wife of the 1st Earl of Stamford.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust with the house, estate and all the contents of Dunham Massey by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896 - 1976)
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist