Possibly Jane Strickland, Mrs John Middleton
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1660 - 1669
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
690 x 590 mm
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Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998414
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Possibly Jane Strickland, Mrs John Middleton, previously called Barbara Bellasis, Mrs Walter Strickland (1645–1708), English School, 1660s. Despite their labels, this and the following picture were clearly painted by the same artist at the same date, and are most probably of sisters.The only plausible candidates are the two surviving daughters of Sir Thomas Strickland.The sitter in this one certainly bears no resemblance to the accepted portrait of Barbara Bellasis, Mrs Walter Strickland. Jane Strickland was married to John Middleton (c.1652–1700) of Stockeld,Yorkshire, in 77.They had no issue and even her date of death remains unknown. The oval seems to have been painted on at a later date – probably to match a portrait of her husband.
Provenance
Given by Henry Hornyold Strickland (1890 – 1975) with Sizergh Castle and its estates in 1950
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist