Thomas Peter Strickland (1701–1754), as a Boy wearing Classical Armour
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1705
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1210 x 980 mm
Order this imageCollection
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998416
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Thomas Peter Strickland (1701–1754), as a Boy wearing Classical Armour, English School, circa 1705. In Roman tunic with blue robe, heraldic shield on pedestal. This portrait was said to show James Strickland (1684–1714) of Catterick, but it must really be Thomas Peter of Sizergh, who, as eldest son and heir of Walter Strickland, is shown with a blazon of the four chief quarterings of the senior line, on the pedestal beside him (clockwise, from top left): Strickland, Deincourt, Neville and Ward.
Provenance
Given by Henry Hornyold Strickland (1890 – 1975) with Sizergh Castle and its estates in 1950
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist Robert Byng (1666 - Oxford 1720), artist